Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Bradley County Hardwood Flooring Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
September 3, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and AHF, LLC (“AHF”), entered into a July 22nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 21-071. The CAO provides that AHF owns and operates a…
Arkansas Energy Personnel Moves: Lauren Waldrip Named Executive Director of Arkansas Advanced Energy Association
September 2, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Advanced Energy Association (“AAEA”) announced it has named Lauren Waldrip as the Executive Director of AAEA and its educational affiliate the Arkansas Advanced Energy Foundation (“AAEF”). Ms. Waldrip previously served as a Partner at Campbell Ward. AAEA describes itself as: . . . the…
Section 311/Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Union Pacific Railroad Company Enter into Consent Agreement
September 2, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Union Pacific Railroad Company (“UP”) entered into a Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing an alleged violation of Section 311 of the Clean Water Act. See Docket No. CWA-10-2021-0101. The CA provides that on June 3, 2016, a UP train…
Native Vines of Arkansas: Dr. Richard Abbott/Arkansas Native Plant Society Webinar - September 4th
September 2, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Native Plant Society is hosting a webinar titled: Native Vines of Arkansas (“Webinar”) The Webinar is being undertaken by Dr. Richard Abbott who is an Assistant Professor of Biology and curator of the herbarium at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Dr. Abbott will: Address the…
Snail Darter/Endangered Species Act DeListing: The Fish that Faced Off Against the Tennessee Valley Authority is Proposed to be Classified as Recovered
September 1, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) issued a pre Federal Register publication proposing to remove the Snail Darter from the Federal Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) list of endangered and threatened wildlife. See Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2020-0152. The Snail Darter is a small…