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…
Voluntarily Dissolved Business Entities/Environmental Claims: Oregon Legislation Revises Time Limitations to Pursue Insurance Assets
The Oregon Legislature enacted legislation that would allow the pursuit of claims against insurance policies of dissolved corporations or limited liability companies for a time period beyond time limitations that otherwise would prohibit pursuit of such claims. See 81st Oregon Legislative Assembly…
PFAS/U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Hearing: American Water Works Association Testimony
The United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (“Committee”) held a June 9th hearing titled: PFAS: the View from Affected Citizens and States G. Tracy Mehan, III, Executive Director, Government Affairs, testified on behalf of the American Water Works Association (“AWWA”). AWWA…
Buffalo River Conservation Committee: June 29th Meeting Scheduled
The Buffalo River Conservation Committee (“Committee”) will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, June 29th, at 9:00 a.m. via Zoom. A Committee was established by Governor Hutchinson in 2016 in order to develop an Arkansas-led non-regulatory approach to identify opportunities to protect and maintain…
Screening of Environmental Violations/eDisclosure System: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Project Notification
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a June 16th Notice of Evaluation (“Notice”) addressing: EPA’s Screening of Environmental Violations that the Regulated Community Self-Reports via the eDisclosure System See Project No…