Waters of the United States/Proposed Recodification of Pre-Existing Rules: Arkansas Commenters
Thousands of comments have been submitted in regards to the United States Environmental Protection Agency and United States Army Corps of Engineers (collectively “Agencies”) July 27th, 2017 proposed rule titled: Waters of the United States – Recodification of Pre-Existing Rules The proposed…
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission Strategic Plan: FY2018 – FY2019
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (“ANRC”) recently issued its Strategic Plan (“SP”) for FY2018-FY2019. The SP is described as a blueprint for ANRC as the organization states it continues to work to manage and protect Arkansas’s abundant natural resources. The SP sets forth three goals: …
Clean Power Plan Repeal: October 10th Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) October 10th that would repeal the Clean Power Plan (“CPP”). The NPRM is titled: Repeal of Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating…
Scrap Metal Theft: 2017 Arkansas Law Enforcement Summit
The Arkansas Attorney General (“AAG”) held a 2017 Law Enforcement Summit (“Summit”) on October 3rd. The Summit was attended by over 500 Arkansas law enforcement personnel. The Summit included a section addressing “scrap metal theft.” The recovery, recycling, and processing of various scrap…
Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017 (H.R. 3043): State Organizations' October 5th Letter in Opposition
Three organizations of state environmental officials authored an October 5th letter to Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Paul Ryan and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi expressing concern with provisions of H.R. 3034-Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017 (“Act”). The…