Waters of the United States/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Army Corps of Engineers Proposed Rule: Solar Energy Industries Association of America Comments
February 14, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Solar Energy Industries Association (“SEIA”) submitted February 7th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) addressing the December 7, 2021, proposed rule to once again revise the definition of waters of the…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Rosebud Rock Crushing Plant Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
February 14, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Quality Rock (“Quality”) entered into a January 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See LIS No. 22-011. The CAO provides that Quality owns and…
Semi-Annual Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions: Projected U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Activities
February 11, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Biden Administration released the Fall 2021 edition of the Semi-Annual: Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (“Agenda”) Federal agencies twice a year produce in combination a comprehensive report describing regulations currently under development or recently completed. In…
Waste Tire Program/Transportation: Louisiana Supreme Court Addresses Fee Assessment Issue
February 11, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Louisiana Supreme Court (“Court”) addressed in a January 28th Opinion an issue arising out of the Louisiana Waste Tire Program (“Program”). See Winmill Tire, LLC, et al. v. Colt, Inc., et al., 2022 WL 263004. The question considered was whether waste tire processors are prohibited from…
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations/Funding Programs: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment Distributes Webinar Slides/Guidance Documents
February 11, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment (“ADEE”) Energy Office is distributing a slide deck and guidance documents associated with its electric vehicle charging stations funding programs. ADEE had previously issued a January 24th news release referencing two electric vehicle charging…