Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations/Clean Water Act: Food & Water Watch Petition Challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Decision to Forego Revisions
The organization Food & Water Watch (“FWW”) filed a document styled: Petition for Review of an Action by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“Petition”) The Petition is filed pursuant to Section 509(b)(1) of the Clean Water Act before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth…
Expectations for Renewable Energy Finance in 2021-2024: American Council on Renewable Energy Report
The American Council on Renewable Energy (“ACORE”) issued a June 2021 report titled: Expectations for Renewable Energy Finance in 2021-2024: Growing Confidence in the Aftermath of the Pandemic (“Report”) ACORE states the Report assesses progress on its campaign to: Achieve $1 trillion in private…
State Implementation Plans/Clean Air Act: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Report
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a June 14th report titled: EPA Has Reduced its Backlog of State Implementation Plans Submitted Prior to 2013 but Continues to Face Challenges in Taking Timely Final Actions on Submitted Plans…
Sand and Gravel Mine Expansion/Zoning Law: New York Appellate Court Addresses Preemption Issue
The New York Court of Appeals (“Court”) in a May 27th Decision addressed issues associated with the application of a Town’s zoning law to the expansion of a sand and gravel mine. See In the Matter of Town of Southampton, et al. v. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, et al…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: June 30th Meeting
As noted in a previous blog post, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks that suffer corrective action requirements and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks…