Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting – Friday, April 22nd Meeting Canceled
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) is the environmental policy-making body for Arkansas. The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly basis. The Commission has canceled the Friday, April 22nd meeting. Due to having only one item to vote on, a request…
Lake Bella Vista Dam: Arkansas Court of Appeals Addresses Dispute Regarding Maintenance Responsibilities
The Court of Appeals of Arkansas (“Court”) addressed in an April 6th Opinion a dispute regarding responsibility for the maintenance of a dam. See 2022 Ark. App. 155. The dispute involved the Lake Bella Vista Dam in Northwest Arkansas. Cooper Realty, Inc. (“Cooper”) constructed Bella Vista Lake and…
RCRA Guidance/Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Addresses Options for Repurposing/Recycling
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressed in a February 11th letter a question regarding the potential for repurposing or recycling alcohol-based hand sanitizers under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) regulations. EPA was responding to a January 4th…
Statement of Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Request for Comment
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) is requesting comment on the following draft document: Statement of Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions (“Statement”) The FDIC describes the draft Statement as providing: . . . a high-level…
Removal of Title V Emergency Affirmative Defense Provisions/State Operating Permit Programs: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a proposed rule in the April 1st Federal Register that would remove the emergency affirmative defense provisions found in the regulations for state and federal Title V Operating Permit programs under the Clean Air Act. See 87 Fed…