Carbon Capture Demonstration Projects Program/U.S. Department of Energy: Foreman, Arkansas, Ash Grove Cement Manufacturing Facility Selected for Award Negotiations
The United States Department of Energy (“DOE”) Office of Clean Energy Demonstration (“OCED”) issued a May 5th news release stating that it had elected eight projects to begin award negotiations for development of an integrated carbon capture, transport and storage project. One of the eight projects…
Reliable Public Power Provider: American Public Power Association Awards Conway Corporation a Diamond Level Designation
The American Public Power Association (“APPA”) awarded the Conway Corporation (“CC”) a Diamond Level designation in its Reliable Public Power Provider (“RP3”) program. The Conway Corporation is owned by the City of Conway, Arkansas, and is a utility system that supplies electric, water, wastewater…
Microplastics: Sixteen Attorneys General Letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/NOAA Seeking Possible Regulatory Action
Sixteen State Attorneys General sent a May 8th letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (“NOAA”) addressing the topic of plastic microfibers (“Microplastics”). The Attorneys General executing the letter were from the…
NESHAP/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposes Amendments for Plywood/Composite Wood Products Category
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has issued a prepublication proposed rule addressing the Clean Air Act National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (“NESHAP”) for the plywood and composite wood products (“PCWP”) category. The proposal responds to a 2007 partial…
Washington County Landfill/Expansion: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Motion to Dismiss Request for Adjudicatory Hearing/Commission Review
As previously noted in April 18th and April 19th blog posts, the Mayor of Tontitown and certain individuals filed separate (two) Requests for Adjudicatory Hearing and Commission Review (collectively, “Petitions”) before the Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission (“Commission”) challenging…