Asbestos Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Clark County Demolition Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Hartsell Farms and Excavating, LLC (“Hartsell”) entered into a February 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission…
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Whether Clean Water Act Permit Shield Provides Protection Under Both Statutes
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (“Fourth Circuit”) addressed in a March 30th Opinion the scope of the federal Clean Water Act Permit Shield. See Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards, et al. v. Red River Coal Company, Incorporated, No. 19-2194. The question addressed was…
U.S. Department of Agriculture Conservation Easements: Natural Resources Conservation Service Announces Total Enrollment of 5 Million Acres
The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (“NRCS”) issued an April 2nd news release stating that it has: . . . partnered to protect more than 5 million acres of wetlands, grasslands, and prime farmland — an area the size of New Jersey. The protection is…
Solid Waste/Water Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment and Sites Owner Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and A & B Timber, Inc. (“A & B”) entered into a February 1st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of certain Arkansas solid waste and water pollution provisions. See LIS No…
PURPA/Solar Qualifying Facilities: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Petition Submitted Challenging Alabama Public Service Commission Rates
The Southern Environmental Law Center and Ragsdale, LLC (collectively, “SELC”) filed a March 31st Petition before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) styled: Petition for Enforcement Under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (“Petition”) The Petition states that SELC…