Solid Waste Management Services: Northwest Arkansas Based CARDS Recycling Acquired by Kinderhook Industries
Kinderhook Industries (“Kinderhook”) announced in a March 20th news release that it acquired CARDS Recycling, LLC. (“CARDS”). CARDS is headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas and operates hauling companies, transfer stations, recycling centers, recovery facilities, and landfills throughout the…
94th Arkansas General Assembly/Water Resource Conservation/Development Incentives Act: Addition of Chicot County
House Bill 1624 (“HB1624”) was introduced amending the Water Resource Conservation and Development Incentives Act (“Act”). The legislation is sponsored by Representative Beaty, Jr., and Senator Gilmore. Arkansas Code § 26-51-1008(a) concerning the income tax credit for surface water conversion…
Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Taskforce: Arkansas Natural Resources Commission Announces $1.7 Million Funding for Cache River Area Projects
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture announced that its Natural Resources Division (“NRD”) has approved $1.7 million in funding to implement nutrient-reduction related projects supporting the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force’s program. NRC’s news release states that the funding…
Fort Smith Residential-Recycling Program: Arkansas Supreme Court Addresses Illegal Exaction/Unjust Enrichment Claims
The Supreme Court of Arkansas (“SCT”) addressed in a March 16th Opinion issues associated with the City of Fort Smith, Arkansas’s (“Fort Smith”) residential recycling program. See City of Fort Smith, Arkansas, v. Jennifer Merriott, Individually and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated, 2023 Ark…
United States Energy-Related CO2 Emissions: U.S. Energy Information Administration Provides Projections Through 2050
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) published a March 16th report titled: EIA Projects that U.S. Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Will Fall Through 2050 in AEO2023 (“Report”) The following decreases in United States energy-related CO2 emissions are projected: 25 to 38 percent…