Solar Array/Zoning: Maine Supreme Court Addresses Definition of Public Utility Facility
November 10, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine (“Supreme Court”) addressed in a November 7th Opinion an issue arising out of a Maine town’s application of its zoning Ordinance to a proposed solar array project. See Odiorne Lane Solar, LLC, et al. v. Town of Eliot, et al., 2023 WL 7312981. The question…
Title V/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Grants in Part and Denies in Part Petition Objecting to Berkeley County, South Carolina, Aluminum Reduction Facility Permit
November 10, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a November 7th 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 Century Aluminum of South Carolina, Inc…
Arkansas State Plant Board November 14th Pesticide Committee Meeting Scheduled
November 10, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas State Plant Board (“Plant Board”) has scheduled a Pesticide Committee meeting for November 14th. The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. and will be held at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, 1 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205. A copy of the agenda can be downloaded…
Arkansas Environmental Personnel Moves: David Witherow, P.E., (Associate Director Division of Environmental Quality Office of Air) Joins Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation/Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc.
David Witherow, P.E., has joined the Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (“AECC”) and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc., (“AECI”). David formerly served as Associate Director for the Office of Air at the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality…
Solar Energy Array/Arkansas Waste Treatment Facility: Veolia North America Announces Renewable Energy Addition at Gum Springs Facility
Veolia North America (“VNA”) issued a November 7th news release announcing the installation of a solar energy system at its Gum Springs, Arkansas, hazardous waste treatment facility. The solar energy panel array is described as a five megawatt single-axis tracking system. Over 250 million kilowatt…