Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Eleven State Attorneys General File Judicial Challenge to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Rule Delay
Eleven state Attorneys General filed a July 24th Petition for Review (“Petition”) challenging the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) delay of a rule entitled: Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act The state Attorneys…
Regional Haze/Arkansas: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Proposes Revised State Implementation Plan
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) announced it is proposing to revise its Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (“SIP”). ADEQ states that the revised SIP would achieve greater reductions in nitrogen oxides than the Federal Implementation Plan (“FIP”) promulgated by the…
Panoche Valley Solar Project: Settlement Agreement Reportedly Addresses Proposed Size/Location
A settlement agreement has reportedly been entered into by a number of environmental groups (Sierra Club, Defenders of Wildlife, Santa Clara Audubon Society [collectively “Environmental Groups”])along with California Department of Fish and Wildlife and Panoche Valley Solar LLC (“PVS”) in regards to…
State Drinking Water Programs/Public Water Systems Compliance Data: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Report
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a July 18th report titled: EPA Is Taking Steps to Improve State Drinking Water Reviews and Public Water Systems Compliance Data (“Report”) OIG states it undertook an evaluation of how EPA ensures…
Ethanol Manufacturing Process: Minnesota Appellate Court Addresses Whether Contractor was Entitled to Mechanics Lien
Co-Author: Cathryn Johns The Court of Appeals of Minnesota addressed in a recent opinion whether removal of thin stillage constituted an improvement to real property such that it would entitle a contractor to a mechanic’s lien. See M & G Servs., Inc., v. Buffalo Lake Advanced Biofuels, LLC, 895…