Oak Diversity in Arkansas: Arkansas Native Plant Society Webinar/August 4
The Arkansas Native Plant Society (“ANPS”) is hosting a webinar on August 4th titled: Oak Diversity in Arkansas (“Webinar”) The Webinar will be held on August 4th from 1-2 p.m. (Central Time). The ANPS program description notes that: Oak species are one of the most important clades of woody…
Pumped Storage/Retail Choice Program: Supreme Court of Virginia Addresses Scope of the Term Renewable Energy
Co-Author: Lizzi Esparza The Supreme Court of Virginia (“Court”) addressed in a July 15, 2021, an issue arising under the Virginia Retail Choice Program. See Virginia Electric & Power Company v. State Corporation Commission, 2021 WL 2964026. The issue considered was whether the statutory term…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Sumter County Hazardous Waste TSD Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Chemical Waste Management, Inc., (“CWMI”) entered into a July 12th Consent Order addressing alleged violations of the Alabama hazardous waste regulations. See Consent Order No. 21-XXX-CHW. The Consent Order (“CO”) provides that CWMI…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Jefferson County Military Manufacturing/Depo Installation Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the United States Army, Pine Bluff Arsenal (“U.S. Army”) entered into a June 28th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See LIS No. 21-064. The CAO…
Photovoltaic Solar Energy System/Conditional Use Permit: Minnesota Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to Denial
The Court of Appeals of Minnesota (“Court”) in a July 12th Opinion addressed an issue arising out of the proposed construction of a photovoltaic solar energy system (“System”). See In the Matter of the Application of United States Solar Corporation and USS Water Fowl Solar LLC for a Conditional…