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93rd Arkansas General Assembly/Levee Districts: Consolidation/Dissolution
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Two House bills have been introduced addressing issues associated with Arkansas levee districts. The House bills are 1248 and 1249. Both bills are sponsored by Representatives Bentley and Hillman and Senators G. Stubblefield and Rapert. House Bill 1248 would amend Ark. Code § 14-123-204 which would…
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Risk Evaluation/Toxic Substances Control Act: American Public Health Association Notice of Intent to Sue EPA Addressing Legacy Asbestos
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The American Public Health Association and several other organizations and individuals (collectively “APHA”) sent a January 26th document to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) titled: Notice of Intent to File Suit to Compel EPA to Perform Non-Discretionary Act under Section…
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Improving Our Nation's Clean Air Program: National Association of Clean Air Agencies Recommendations to the Biden/Harris Administration
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The National Association of Clean Air Agencies (“NACAA”) issued a January 15th position paper titled: Improving Our Nation’s Clean Air Program: Recommendations from the National Association of Clean Air Agencies to President-Elect Biden’s and Vice President-Elect Harris’ Administration (“Position…
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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Wynne Rice Mill 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 RBT-Golden Ridge Rice Mills, Inc. (“RBT”) entered into a January 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See LIS No. 21-003. The CAO provides that…
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2021 NPDES Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issues Pre-Publication Federal Renewal
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a pre-publication Federal Register Notice for its 2021 Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges (“MSGP”). The MSGP is a general permit (as opposed…
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