Solar Panel Array: New Hampshire Supreme Court Addresses Zoning Issue
Co-Author Joshua Millikin The Supreme Court of New Hampshire (“Supreme Court”) in an April 9th, 2024 Opinion addressed an issue arising out of a proposal to install a solar panel array. See Mojalaki Holdings v. City of Franklin, 2024 N.H. 17 (2024). Questions considered included: whether the site…
Waste Tire Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Meridian Property Owner Enter into Agreed Consent Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Mr. Graham C. Coats entered into a May 15th Agreed Consent Order (“ACO”) addressing the alleged abandonment of waste tires. The ACO states that an investigation by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (“MDEQ”) confirmed…
Sustainability and Resilience Planning in Northwest Arkansas: July 18th Program
A Program titled Sustainability & Resilience Planning in NWA (“Program”) will be held on July 18th at the Fayetteville Public Library (Willard & Pat Walker Community Room) in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The objective of the Program is to review planning efforts to: …help Northwest Arkansas be more…
Regulatory Early Notice and Engagement Act 2024: U.S. House of Representatives Legislation Introduced Addressing the Federal Regulatory Process
Three Congressmen in the United States House of Representatives have introduced H.R. 8204 which is denominated the: Regulatory Early Notice and Engagement Act. (“Legislation”). The original three sponsors are the following Representatives: Guy Reschenthaler (Pennsylvania) Don Davis (North…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Secretary's Order Addressing Sherwood Rock Crushing Facility
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Sherwood Mining Company, LLC (“Sherwood”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Case No. APC24-0080. Sherwood operates a rock crushing and sizing…