Opposition to Renewable Energy Facilities in the United States/50-State Survey of Siting Restrictions: Sabin Center for Climate Change Law 2023 Report
The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School, issued the May 2023 edition of a report titled: Opposition to Renewable Energy Facilities in the United States (“Report”) The Report provides an update and expansion of previous Sabin Center for Climate Change Law reports published in…
American Water Works Association Heroism Award: Two Central Arkansas Water Employees Honored
The American Water Works Association (“AWWA”) announced in a June 9 news release that the organization’s Heroism Award is going to be presented to two Central Arkansas Water (“CAW”) employees. The CAW employees are Stephen Shirley and Chris Duncan. Mr. Shirley serves as a foreman and Duncan a…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee: Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards Recommendation
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (“CASAC”) transmitted a June 9th letter to Administrator Michael S. Regan addressing: CASAC Review of the EPA’s Policy Assessment (PA) for the Reconsideration of the Ozone national Ambient Air Quality…
Illegal Dumping/Environmental Justice: U.S. Department of Justice and City of Houston, Texas, Enter into Settlement
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a June 6th news release stating that it had entered into a Settlement Agreement with the City of Houston, Texas, in response to illegal dumping in Black and Latino neighborhoods. DOJ had opened on July 26th an environmental justice…
Arkansas Drinking Water Update/Operator Licensing Committee: Bryan Smith (Grand Prairie Regional Water District) named to Six-Year Term
Mr. Bryan Smith has been appointed to a six-year term to the Arkansas Drinking Water Advisory and Operator Licensing Committee (“Committee”). Mr. Smith serves as the General Manager of the Grand Prairie Regional Water District. Arkansas Department of Health Engineering Section publication Arkansas…