31st Arkansas Recycling Coalition Annual Conference & Tradeshow: September 12-14, Hot Springs, Arkansas
The Arkansas Recycling Coalition (“ARC”) will be holding its 31st Annual Conference & Tradeshow (“Conference”) in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The Conference will be held at the Oaklawn Racing – Casino – Resort from September 12th through 14th. The keynote speaker will be John Randall Tyson from Tyson…
Solar Energy System/Access Road: Massachusetts Appellate Court Addresses Zoning Issue
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (“Court”) addressed in a June 2nd Opinion application of the City of Waltham, Massachusetts, (“Waltham”) zoning code to the construction of a solar energy system. See 2022 WL 1789794. The question involved whether an access road to the system could be…
Waters of the United States/Sackett v. US. Environmental Protection Agency: National Association of Clean Water Agencies/Waterkeeper Alliance File U.S. Supreme Amicus Briefs
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (“NACWA”) and Waterkeeper Alliance (“Waterkeeper”) each filed Amicus Briefs in the Supreme Court of the United States appeal styled: Michael Sackett, et ux. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al. See no. 21-454. The appeal addresses the…
West Virginia v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Addressing Obama Clean Power Plan
The United States Supreme Court (“Court”) issued an Opinion today addressing a challenge to President Obama’s Clean Power Plan (“CPP”) Rule which was promulgated pursuant to Section 111 of the Clean Air Act. See West Virginia et al. v. Environmental protection Agency et al., No. 20-1530. The CPP…
Harmful Algal Blooms/Hypoxia: U.S. Government Accountability Office Report
The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a June 20, 2022, report titled: Water Quality – Agency Should Take More Actions to Manage Risks from Harmful Blooms and Hypoxia (“Report”) See GAO-22-104449. GAO states it was asked to review federal efforts to manage harmful algal…