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94th Arkansas General Assembly/Net Metering: Cost-Shifting Prevention Act of 2023 Introduced
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Representative Fite of Benton and Senator Dismang of Beebe have introduced House Bill 1370 (“HB 1370”) which would amend the Arkansas Renewable Energy Development Act of 2001. HB 1370 is denominated the Cost-Shifting Prevention Act of 2023. The bill would delete the current Legislative findings and…
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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Sterling, Kansas, Oilfield Chemical Manufacturer Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and JACAM Catalyst, LLC (“JACAM”) entered into a January 3rd Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) regulations. See Docket No. RCRA-07-2023-0010. The ESA…
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Air/Citizen Suit Enforcement: Clean Air Council Notice of Intent to Sue Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Chemical Facility
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Clean Air Council and Environmental Integrity Project (collectively, “CAC”) sent a Clean Air Act Notice of Intent to Sue (“NOI”) on February 2nd to the Shell Oil Company addressing its Shell Polymers Monaca Site (“Facility”) in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The NOI alleges that the Facility has…
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Endangered Species Act: Center for Biological Diversity Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Regard to Pyramid Pigtoe (An Arkansas Freshwater Mussel)
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) issued a February 7th news release stating that it has sent a Notice of Intent to Sue (“NOI”) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) for delaying listing under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) the Pyramid pigtoe. The Pyramid pigtoe is a…
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Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Funding: Association of Clean Water Administrators Updates Water Appropriation Chart
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) has updated a chart it previously prepared that addresses: Funding Levels for Key Water Appropriations (“Chart’) The Chart addresses funding numbers from the fiscal year 2023 Omnibus package and is updated as of January 19th. The President…
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