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U.S. Senate: Carbon Scoring Act of 2024 Introduced
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
On September 12th, legislation denominated the Carbon Scoring Act of 2024 (“Act”) was introduced in the United States Senate. Senators sponsoring the bill include: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (Rhode Island). Senator Chris Van Hollen (Maryland). Senator Peter Welch (Vermont). Senator Alex Padilla…
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Sale of Manufacturing Facility/Landfill Permit Acquisition: Federal Court Addresses Unjust Enrichment/Promissory Estoppel Claims
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Co-Author Chacey Schoeppel Wilcox A United States District Court (Indiana) (“Court”) addressed in a July 30th Order issues arising out of the sale of a manufacturing facility for which there was interest in constructing a landfill by the potential purchaser. See Regional Redevelopment v. U.S. Steel…
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Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Car Wash Operator Enter into Consent Agreement
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Yong’s Car Wash, Inc. (“Yong’s”) entered into a September 19th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the underground storage tank (“UST”) regulations. See Docket No. RCRA-03-2024-0124. The CA provides that Yong’s is…
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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Lonoke, Arkansas Enter into Consent Administrative Order
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Lonoke, Arkansas entered into a July 18th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Permit…
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Lead Sheath Telecom Cables/RCRA: California Sportfishing Protection Alliance and Pacific Bell Telephone Company Enter into an Settlement Requiring Removal
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (“Alliance”) issued a September 18th news release stating that Pacific Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a ATT&T of California (“Pacific Bell”) has agreed to remove what are described as “abandoned telecommunications cables” located in Lake Tahoe. In a…
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