Northeast Minnesota Mine Project/Clean Water Act: U.S. Corps of Engineers Revokes Section 404 Permit
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (St. Paul District) (“Corps”) issued a June 6th decision that revokes a previously suspended Section 404 Clean Water Act Permit for the NewRange Copper Nickel Company (“NewRange”). The proposed NewRange project involved a mine and processing plant to…
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: June 22nd Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission has scheduled its next meeting for June 22nd at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will be held in the board room at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, 1 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205. The agenda includes the following: Application for Financial…
Clean Power Plan 2.0 Electric Reliability: U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee Hearing
The United States House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee (“Committee”) held a June 6th hearing titled: Clean Power Plan 2.0: EPA’s Latest Attack on America’s Electric Reliability (“Hearing”) The purpose of the Hearing as described by Committee Chair Rodgers and the Environment…
Washington County Landfill/Expansion: Administrative Law Judge Addresses Motions to Dismiss Petitioners' 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…
Anhydrous Ammonia/Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Anheuser-Busch Enter into Settlement Addressing 11 Breweries
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced in a June 5th news release a settlement with Anheuser-Busch, LLC (“AB”) addressing alleged violations of the following programs: Clean Air Act chemical accident prevention requirements Emergency Planning and Community…