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93rd Arkansas General Assembly: Solid Waste Management Facility Operator Licensing Revisions
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The 93rd Arkansas General Assembly convened for regular session on January 11th. The pre-filing of bills and resolutions began on November 16th. Senate Bill 262 proposes to amend Subchapter 9 of Chapter 6 of Title 8 (Environmental Law). It would revise certain aspects of the licensing of operators…
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Clean Water Act/Section 404 Program: Environmental Organizations Judicial Challenge to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Delegation to Florida
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Earthjustice and a number of other environmental organizations filed a January 14th Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) challenging the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) delegation of the Section 404 Clean Water Act program to the State of Florida…
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Advancing Alternative Fuels: Three Retail Motor Fuel Trade Associations Outline Suggested Principles to Biden Administration
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Three trade associations representing the United States retail motor fuel community sent a January 27th letter to Biden Administration officials outlining what they believe are “key principles” for the advancement of alternative fuels in the marketplace. The January 27th letter was co-authored by…
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Aluminum/Water Quality Criteria: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Pre-Publication Notice for Oregon Fresh Waters
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in a pre-publication notice stated it is promulgating federal water quality criteria (“WQC”) for aluminum that is applicable to fresh waters in the State of Oregon that are jurisdictional under the Clean Water Act. EPA had disapproved of…
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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Texarkana Tire Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (“Cooper”) entered into a January 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See LIS No. 21-007. The CAO provides that…
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