94th Arkansas General Assembly/Water Resource Conservation/Development Incentives Act: Addition of Chicot County
House Bill 1624 (“HB1624”) was introduced amending the Water Resource Conservation and Development Incentives Act (“Act”). The legislation is sponsored by Representative Beaty, Jr., and Senator Gilmore. Arkansas Code § 26-51-1008(a) concerning the income tax credit for surface water conversion…
Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Taskforce: Arkansas Natural Resources Commission Announces $1.7 Million Funding for Cache River Area Projects
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture announced that its Natural Resources Division (“NRD”) has approved $1.7 million in funding to implement nutrient-reduction related projects supporting the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force’s program. NRC’s news release states that the funding…
Fort Smith Residential-Recycling Program: Arkansas Supreme Court Addresses Illegal Exaction/Unjust Enrichment Claims
The Supreme Court of Arkansas (“SCT”) addressed in a March 16th Opinion issues associated with the City of Fort Smith, Arkansas’s (“Fort Smith”) residential recycling program. See City of Fort Smith, Arkansas, v. Jennifer Merriott, Individually and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated, 2023 Ark…
United States Energy-Related CO2 Emissions: U.S. Energy Information Administration Provides Projections Through 2050
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) published a March 16th report titled: EIA Projects that U.S. Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Will Fall Through 2050 in AEO2023 (“Report”) The following decreases in United States energy-related CO2 emissions are projected: 25 to 38 percent…
Water Authority Dixon County/Trace Creek: Harpeth Conservancy Files Petition for Appeal of Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Commissioner Determination
The Southern Environmental Law Center filed on behalf of Harpeth Conservancy (“Petitioner”) a March 9th Petition for Appeal of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) (“Petition”) Commissioner Determination. The Petition was filed before the Tennessee Board of Water…