Solar Energy Facility/Zoning: Massachusetts Appellate Court Addresses Judicial Challenge to Town's Special Permit Requirement
December 15, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Appeals Court of Massachusetts (‘Appellate Court”) addressed in a December 8th Memorandum and Order (“Memorandum”) a judicial challenge to a Town of Ware, Massachusetts, (“Ware”) bylaw requiring a special permit for large, ground-mounted solar energy facilities in certain zoning districts. See…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Automotive Trends Report: 2022 Edition Released
December 15, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has released a document titled: 2022 EPA Automotive Trends Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Fuel Economy, and Technology Since 1975 (“Report”) The Report is released annually and contains information addressing new light-duty vehicle: …
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Mississippi County Steel Mill Enter into Consent Administrative Order
December 15, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Nucor Corporation (“Nucor”) entered into a November 28th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”). See LIS No. 22-114. The CAO provides that Nucor owns and operates a steel mill (“Steel Mill”) in Mississippi…
Denver Lead Reduction Program Plan/Safe Drinking Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Approves Variance Request
December 14, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced on December 1st that it has approved Denver Water’s Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”) variance request for a program to reduce lead in drinking water. EPA describes the variance as allowing Denver Water to continue to implement a…
Arkansas Energy Disruption Preparedness: Arkansas Energy Resources Council Debuts Tool Kit
December 14, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment (“ADEE”) issued a December 13th news release announcing the issuance of what is denominated the “Arkansas Energy Disruption Preparedness Tool Kit” (“Tool Kit”). The Arkansas Energy Resources Council (“AERC”) developed the Tool Kit to serve as a…