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Expired NPDES Permits/Clean Water Act: Maryland Legislature Approves Legislation Addressing Backlogs/Inspections
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Maryland Legislature passed House Bill 649 (“HB 649”) addressing Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permits. Key Clean Water Act components of HB 649 include: Establishing inspection and reporting requirements for certain NPDES permittees Requiring the…
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Arkansas Conservation District Boards Elections: Arkansas Natural Resources Commission Announces Approval of 25 Elections
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission (“ANRC”) issued a news release announcing approval of 25 Conservation District Board elections. The ANRC approved the elections at its March 16th meeting. ANRC is also stated to have appointed four new board members and five…
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Groundwater Contamination: State of Rhode Island and Shell/Sunoco/CITGO Settle MTBE Litigation
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Rhode Island Attorney General (“Rhode Island”) announced that the office has resolved the State’s lawsuit against Shell, Sunoco, and CITGO (collectively “Defendants”) alleging soil and groundwater contamination with a gasoline additive methyl tertiary – butyl ether (“MTBE”). Rhode Island had…
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E15 Motor Fuel: Biden Administration Announces Year-Round Sales
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Biden Administration announced on April 12th Executive action to permit year-round sales of E15 motor fuel. The Administration’s decision is described as attempting to: . . . spur the development of homegrown biofuels. . . The development is deemed critical for the Administration’s stated…
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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Columbia County Chemical Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Albermarle Corporation-South Plant (“Albermarle”) entered into a March 8th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge…
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