Arkansas Professional Environmental & Recycling Summit: Arkansas Recycling Coalition Schedules 2023 Date
The Arkansas Recycling Coalition (“ARC”) announced that its 2023 Professional Environmental & Recycling Summit (“Summit”) will be held on April 20th. The Summit will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Virco Manufacturing Corporation in Conway, Arkansas. The Summit is stated to currently…
Building United States Infrastructure Through Limited Delays/Efficient Reviews Act of 2023: U.S. Committee on Natural Resources Hearing
February 28, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources (“Committee”) is holding a hearing today addressing the following legislation: Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2023 (“Builder”) Congressman Bruce Westerman, who…
94th Arkansas General Assembly/Agricultural Operation: Legislation Addressing Burden of Proof for Nuisance Action
February 28, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
House Bill 1434 (“HB 1434”) was filed earlier in February addressing the burden of proof on parties bringing an action against an agricultural operation alleging a nuisance. The bill’s original sponsor is Representative Vaught. Senator B. Johnson was added through Amendment No. 1 as a co-sponsor…
Wastewater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and City of Dixon, Missouri, Enter into Consent Agreement
February 28, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and City of Dixon, Missouri, entered into a January 23rd Complaint and Consent Agreement/Final Order (“CA”). See Docket No. CWA-07-2022-0117. The CA provides that Dixon, Missouri, is a municipality organized under the laws of Missouri and…
Inverse Condemnation/Municipal Drainage Pipe Approval: Arkansas Court of Appeals Addresses Taking Claim
February 27, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Court of Appeals (“Court of Appeals”) addressed in a February 15th Opinion issues arising out of an inverse condemnation claim. See City of Sherwood v. Clint Bearden, 2023 Ark. App. 67. The inverse condemnation claim involved the City of Sherwood, Arkansas’s, appeal of a drainage pipe…