Expectations for Renewable Energy Finance in 2021-2024: American Council on Renewable Energy Report
The American Council on Renewable Energy (“ACORE”) issued a June 2021 report titled: Expectations for Renewable Energy Finance in 2021-2024: Growing Confidence in the Aftermath of the Pandemic (“Report”) ACORE states the Report assesses progress on its campaign to: Achieve $1 trillion in private…
State Implementation Plans/Clean Air Act: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Report
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a June 14th report titled: EPA Has Reduced its Backlog of State Implementation Plans Submitted Prior to 2013 but Continues to Face Challenges in Taking Timely Final Actions on Submitted Plans…
Sand and Gravel Mine Expansion/Zoning Law: New York Appellate Court Addresses Preemption Issue
The New York Court of Appeals (“Court”) in a May 27th Decision addressed issues associated with the application of a Town’s zoning law to the expansion of a sand and gravel mine. See In the Matter of Town of Southampton, et al. v. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, et al…
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…