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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretative Letter Addressing "Hazmat Employer"
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a February 19th interpretative response a question regarding the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to the definition of “hazmat employer.” See Reference No. 20-0055. PHMSA was responding…
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93rd Arkansas General Assembly/Renewable Energy Equipment: Proposed Legislation Addressing Property Tax Valuation
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The 93rd Arkansas General Assembly convened for regular session on January 11th. House Bill 1751 (HB1751) would provide a definition of “renewable energy equipment” for property tax valuation purposes. The legislation was introduced by Representative Ennett. The legislation contains a set of…
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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Jackson, Michigan, Metal Finishing Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Elm Plating Company (“EPC”) entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) Hazardous Waste Regulations. See Docket No. RCRA-05-2021-0014…
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Organic Chemicals, Plastics and Synthetic Fibers Point Source Category/Clean Water Act Effluent Limitation Guidelines: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a March 17th advance notice of proposed rulemaking (“Notice”) related to Clean Water Act effluent limitations guidelines, pretreatment standards and new source performance standards applicable to the Organic Chemicals, Plastics and…
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Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Approves Six Additional Projects (Including Arkansas)
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (“NRCS”) announced that it is investing $28 million in six new Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership (“WREP”) projects and four ongoing ones. NRCS states that the projects: . . . enable conservation partners and…
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