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SPCC Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Tullytown, Pennsylvania, Oil Company Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Meenan Oil Company (“MOC”) entered into a March 29th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act Oil Pollution Prevention Regulations. See Docket No.: CWA-03-2023-0041. MOC is stated to…
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Energy Policy and Conservation Act/Berkeley, California, Building Code: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Preemption Issue
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) addressed in an April 17th Opinion a challenge to a Berkeley, California, building code provision that prohibited the installation of natural gas piping within newly constructed buildings. See California Restaurant…
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Oil/Natural Gas Production and Natural Gas Transmission/Storage - NESHAP: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Sierra Club Agree to Review Schedule
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Three environmental organizations and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) entered into an April 17th Consent Decree (“CD”) resolving a Complaint that had been filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia addressing the Clean Air Act National Emission…
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Beaver Lake Watershed: Northwest Arkansas Land Trust Announces Establishment of 75-Acre Conservation Easement
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Northwest Arkansas Land Trust (“NWALT”) has announced that 75 acres in the Beaver Lake Watershed is now protected pursuant to a donated conservation easement. The acreage is described as being located: . . . along the banks of the meandering White River in southern Madison County . . . The…
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Washington County Landfill/Expansion: Second Request for Adjudicatory Hearing/Commission Review Before Arkansas Commission on Pollution Control & Ecology Challenging Permit Issuance
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Tontitown Mayor Angie Russell and the City of Tontitown filed a Request for Hearing and Adjudicatory Review (“Request”) on April 17th before the Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission (“Commission”) challenging the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental…
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