Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: July 17th Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission has scheduled its next meeting for July 17th at 9:30 A.M. The meeting will be held at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, 1 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock. The agenda includes the following substantive items: Administrative business Director’s…
Laws in Order: An Inventory of State Renewable Energy Siting Policies
A report undertaking a 50-state review of renewable energy siting policies has been published titled: Laws in Order: An Inventory of State Renewable Energy Siting Policies (“Report”) The authors of the Report include: Shawn Enterline Andrew Valainis Ben Hoen The Report was been compiled by…
Water Drainage/Nuisance: Pro se Plaintiff Files United States District Court Action Against Construction Company and National Store Chain Relating to Drew County, Arkansas, Project
Pro se Plaintiff Cornelius Brooks (“Brooks”) filed a June 10th Complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas against Dolgen Corp., LLC, d/b/a Dollar General (“Dollar General”), and Rozier Construction Company (“Rozier”) alleging damages related to a construction…
Safe Drinking Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Department of Justice/State of New York and Westchester Joint Water Works Enter into Consent Decree
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and State of New York (“NY”) entered into a Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”) with the following: Westchester Joint Water Works (“WJWW”) Town/Village of Harrison Village of Mamaroneck Town of…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Little Rock Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and City of Little Rock Landfill (“LRL”) entered into an April 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit. See LIS No. 24-069. The CAO provides that LRL…