Does Discharged Groundwater Require a Clean Water Act NPDES Permit? U.S. EPA Issues Draft Maui Guidance Memorandum
November 28, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) is issuing for public comment draft guidance on applying the United States Supreme Court decision in County of Maui vs. Hawaii Wildlife Fund. EPA had previously rescinded a guidance document issued during the Trump administration in…
Investment Tax Credit/Section 48: Internal Revenue Service Proposed Regulations Defining Energy Property
November 28, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has issued proposed regulations addressing certain issues arising under Section 48 of the Investment Tax Credit (“ITC”) for companies planning clean energy projects. The stated intent of the proposed regulations is to update the type of energy projects eligible…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting: Friday, December 1 Meeting Scheduled
November 28, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) is the environmental policy-making body for Arkansas. The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly basis. The Commission will meet Friday, December 1, at 10:00 a.m. in the Commission Room located at the Arkansas…
Title V/Clean Air Act: US Environmental Protection Agency Grants in Part and Denies in Part Petition Objecting to Delaware County, Pennsylvania Municipal Waste Incinerator Permit
November 27, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a November 2nd Order (“Order”) granting in part and denying in part a Petition objecting to the issuance of a Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit (“Permit”) for Covanta Delaware Valley LP, Delaware Valley…
Single-Use Plastic Packaging/Buffalo River (New York): New York Attorney General Files Judicial Action Against PepsiCo, Inc., Alleging Environmental Harm
November 27, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
New York Attorney General Letitia James (“AG”) filed a November 15th Complaint in the Supreme Court of the State of New York (County of Erie)(“Court”) against PepsiCo, Inc., Frito-Lay, Inc., and Frito-Lay North American, Inc. (collectively, “PepsiCo”) alleging harm to the public and the environment…