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Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board and Sherwood Mining Facility Enter into Settlement Agreement
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) and Sherwood Mining Company, LLC (“SMC”) entered into a May 11th Settlement Agreement and Amended Order (“Agreement”) addressing an alleged violation of the Tennessee air regulations. The Agreement provides that SMC operates a mining facility in…
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Particulate Matter/Clean Air Act National Ambient Air Quality Standard: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Reconsideration of Current Standard
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced in a June 10th news release that it will reconsider the Trump Administration’s decision to retain the particulate matter (“PM”) Clean Air Act National Ambient Air Quality Standards (“NAAQS”). EPA stated it was reconsidering the…
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Arkansas Hazardous Waste Management Regulations: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposes Adoption of State Program Revisions
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in a June 11th Federal Register Notice a proposal to approve the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) changes to its Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) hazardous…
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Voluntary Environmental Self-Disclosure: Louisiana House/Senate Enact Legislation
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Louisiana House and Senate have passed legislation requiring the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) to promulgate regulations: Allowing for voluntary environmental self-audits Providing for confidentiality of information contained in a voluntary environmental self-audit…
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Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act/Order No. 872: Solar Energy Industries Association Judicial Challenge
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Solar Energy Industries Association (“SEIA”) filed its Opening Brief in its challenge of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) Order No. 872 before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (“9th Circuit”). Order No. 872 revised in 2020 the FERC regulations implementing the Public Utility…
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