Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality 2017 Annual Monitoring Network Plan (Air): October 3rd U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Approval/Technical Comments
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) sent an October 3rd letter to Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) Associate Director, Office of Air Quality, Stuart Spencer approving the agency’s 2017 Annual Monitoring Network Plan (“Plan”) for ambient air. The letter…
Watershed Protection/Flood Prevention Program: U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service Announces Local Watershed Grants (Including Arkansas)
The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (“NRCS”) announced in an October 4th news release plans to invest in what it describes as: . . . 48, new, multi-year projects that aim to build vital infrastructure while conserving natural resources in 20 states or…
Wastewater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Washington, D.C. Concrete Aggregate Processing Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Super Concrete Corporation (“SCC”) entered into a September 7th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit. See Docket No…
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy: 2017 State Scorecard (Including Arkansas)
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (“ACEEE”) has released the 2017 version of its “State Energy Efficiency Scorecard” (“Scorecard”). With a total of 14.5 out of a maximum available of 50 points, Arkansas ranked 31st in the nation, a drop of 1 point and 4 rankings from the 2016…
Wetland Mitigation Banks: Louisiana Appellate Court Addresses Whether Public Bid Law Applies to the Sale of Credits
The Court of Appeal of Louisiana (“Court”) was asked to consider whether the Louisiana public bid law applied to the sale of wetland mitigation bank credits. See Zachary Mitigation Area, LLC v. Tangipahoa Parish Council, 2017 WL 4215896 (Sept. 21, 2017). The Tangipahoa Parish Council (“TPC”) argued…