U.S. Department of Energy: Secretary Chris Wright Outlines Department Priorities
United States Department of Energy (“DOE”) Secretary, Chris Wright, announced on February 5th the DOE’s priorities under the Trump Administration. Secretary Wright entitled the initiative: Unleashing the Golden Era of American Energy Dominance. The transmittal was in the form of Secretary…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Haskell Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Haskell, Arkansas entered into a December 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6: Scott Mason IV Appointed Regional Administrator
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced today that Mr. Scott Mason IV has been appointed Regional Administrator for Region 6. Region 6 is denoted South Central Region. Region 6 is one of the 10 regional offices. This regional office encompasses Arkansas, Louisiana, New…
Stormwater Construction Permit(s)/An Overview: Jordan Wimpy (Mitchell Williams) Arkansas Bar Association Mid-Year Presentation
My colleague, Jordan Wimpy, undertook a presentation at the Arkansas Bar association Mid-Year Conference titled: Stormwater Construction Permit(s): An Overview (“Presentation”). The Presentation was part of the event’s construction agenda. The Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge…
Vision for American Energy Storage: Solar Energy Industries Association White Paper
The Solar Energy Industries Association (“SEIA”) has issued a January 2025 White Paper titled: Vision for American Energy Storage (“White Paper”). The White Paper analyzes what it describes as the: …economic and energy security imperative of a strong storage sector. SEIA describes itself as…