Conditional-Use Permit/Solar Energy Production Facility: Minnesota Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to County's Denial
December 29, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Court of Appeals of Minnesota (“Court”) addressed in a December 20th Opinion an issue arising out of a proposal to build two solar-energy production facilities (“Solar-Energy Facilities”). See In the Matter of the Application of Nokomis Energy LLC and South Garden LLC for a Conditional Use…
Wetland Mitigation Banks: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Announces Grant Funding Awards
December 29, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (“NRCS”) issued a December 22nd news release announcing grant funding awards for the Wetland Mitigation Banking Program (“WMBP”). NRCS describes the WMBP as a grant program that: . . . supports the development of…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Phillips County Biodiesel Production Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
December 29, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Solfuels USA Inc. (“Solfuels”) entered into a December 7th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 21-134. The CAO provides that Solfuels owns and…
Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and West Virginia Grocery Stores Operator Enter into Consent Agreement
December 28, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and U-Save Food Store, Inc. (“U-Save”) entered into a December 13th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the West Virginia Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. See EPA Docket No. RCRA-03-2022-0005. The CA…
Section 401 Water Quality Certification/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issues Questions and Answers Document Addressing 2020 Rule Vacatur
December 28, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued on December 17th a document titled: Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Questions and Answers on the 2020 Rule Vacatur (“Q&A”) The Q&A was drafted to provide questions and answers in response to what would…
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