Generic Prohibitions/NPDES Permits/Water Quality Standards: United States Supreme Court Decides City/County of San Francisco v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The Supreme Court of the United States (“Court”) issued an Opinion on March 4th in the case styled: City and County of San Francisco, California v. Environmental Protection Agency. See No. 23-753. The Court addressed the following question: …Whether the Clean Water Act allows the EPA (or an…
95th Arkansas General Assembly: Senate Bill Introduced to Repeal Small Business Revolving Loan Fund for Pollution Control and Prevention Technologies Act
Senator Irvin of Mountain View has introduced Senate Bill 367 which would repeal the Small Business Revolving Loan Fund for Pollution Control and Prevention Technologies Act (“Act”). The Act is found in Chapter 5, Subchapter 8 of Title 8 of the Arkansas Code. The purpose of the Act is described in…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order Addressing Carthage Aluminum Extrusion Facility
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board issued a February 24th Technical Secretary’s Proposed Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Bonnell Aluminum, Inc. (“Bonnell”) addressing an alleged Air Permit violation. See Case No. APC25-0014. Bonnell is an aluminum extrusion facility…
U.S. Government Accountability Office Report: Army Corps of Engineers/Expedited Permitting Process Would Benefit from More Transparency
The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a January 9th report titled: Army Corps of Engineers: Expedited Permitting Process Would Benefit from More Transparency (“Report”). See GAO-25-107637. The Report addresses the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”). The…
Arkansas Department of Agriculture: March 10th Pesticide Committee Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has scheduled a March 10th Pesticide Committee meeting. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, 1 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR. Agenda items include: Discussion of unmanned (drone) category –…