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Pesticides/Endangered Species Act: Center for Biological Diversity Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Alleged Violation
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) sent a March 27th Notice of Intent to Sue (“Notice”) to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) alleging a violation of the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). The Service is alleged to have failed to respond within a reasonable time to a…
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94th Arkansas General Assembly/Tires: Legislation Introduced to Amend Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Act
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Senate Bill 508 (“SB 508”) has been introduced which would amend various aspects of the Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Act (“Tire Act”). SB 508 was introduced by Senator J. Payton. The Arkansas General Assembly enacted legislation a number of years ago whose purpose is to ensure the…
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EPA Good Neighbor Rule/Healthier Air for Downwind States: U.S. Senate Environment & Public Works Committee Hearing
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Senate Environment & Public Works Committee (“Committee”) held a March 29th hearing titled: The EPA Good Neighbor Rule: Healthier Air for Downwind States (“Hearing”) The Hearing addressed issues associated with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Ozone…
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Buffalo River Conservation Committee: March 31st Meeting Scheduled (Zoom Only)
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Buffalo River Conservation Committee (“Committee”) will hold its next meeting on Friday, March 31st at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom only. The Committee was established by Governor Hutchinson in 2016 in order to develop an Arkansas-led non-regulatory approach to identify opportunities to protect and…
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Draft U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Enforcement and Compliance Document for Years 2024-2027: Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials Comments
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the January 12th Federal Register a Request for Public Comment on the National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives (“NECIs”) it is proposing for fiscal years 2024-2027. See 88 Fed. Reg. 2093. This EPA enforcement document was…
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