91st Arkansas General Assembly: Natural Gas Infrastructure Legislation
Senate Bill (“S.B.”) 265 was introduced by Senator Caldwell. The stated purpose of the bill is to: . . .promote economic development and natural gas infrastructure expansion. S.B. 265 amends various sections of Title 23 of the Arkansas Code (Subchapter 6). S.B. 265 has been referred to the…
Environmental Regulations Primer/Case Studies: Doug Ford, P.E., (PMI) UALR Law School Presentation
Doug Ford undertook a presentation on February 1st to my Spring 2017 UALR Law School Environmental Law class titled: Environmental Regulations – Primer and Case Studies Mr. Ford is a Professional Engineer with Pollution Management, Inc. in their Little Rock, Arkansas office. I asked Mr. Ford to…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Huntsville, Alabama Electroplating Facility Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Advanced Technical Finishing, LLC (“Advanced”) entered into a January 6th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations. See CO No. 17-XXX-CHW. Advanced is stated to operate an electroplating and…
91st Arkansas General Assembly: Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund/Technical Correction
House Bill (H.B.) 1314 was introduced by Representative Shepherd whose purpose is stated to be: . . .to make technical corrections to Title 8 of the Arkansas Code concerning environmental law. H.B. 1314 addresses Arkansas Code § 8-7-907(i)(1) which is statutory language related to the Arkansas…
Priorities for State Water Quality Programs in the New Administration: Association of Clean Water Administrators Policy Position
The Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) has issued a January 26th position paper titled: Priorities for State Water Quality Programs in the New Administration The ACWA describes itself as the: . . .independent, nonpartisan, national organization of state, interstate and territorial…