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Criminal Enforcement/Clean Air Act: U.S. Department of Justice News Release States Louisiana Company/Owner Plead Guilty to Tampering with Diesel Truck Emission Control Monitoring Devices
March 17, 2022 by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced in a March 15th news release that Power Performance Enterprises Inc. (“PPEI”) and its owner (Kory B. Willis) pleaded guilty to : Conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act Violating the Clean Air Act The alleged violations are stated to have…
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Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting – Friday, March 25th Meeting Canceled
March 17, 2022 by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) is the environmental policy-making body for Arkansas. The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly basis. The Commission has canceled the Friday, March 25th meeting. The next Commission meeting is set for Friday…
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Tank Explosion/Hazardous Materials Transportation Act: Federal Court Considers Whether Alleged Failure to Warn Claim is Preempted
March 16, 2022 by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (“Court”) addressed in a March 11th Opinion whether the federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (“HMTA”) preempted certain state tort law claims in relation to an explosion of a tank that caused a serious injury. See…
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United States Electric Generation: U.S. Energy Information Administration Report Estimates Solar Power and Batteries Will Account for 60% of Planned New Capacity
March 16, 2022 by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a March 7th report titled: Solar Power and Batteries Account for 60% of Planned New U.S. Electric Generation Capacity (“Report”) The EIA Report states that 60% of the generating capacity added to the United States power grid from…
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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Searcy Natural Gas Compressor Station Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
March 16, 2022 by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, LLC (“NGPL”) entered into a March 1st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 22-017. The CAO provides…
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