Illinois River Watershed Collaboration: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Grant to Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a June 26th news release announcing a grant to the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) that it describes as supporting: . . . a variety of water quality programs, including…
Title V Petition to Object Rule Revisions/Impacts on Air Permitting: Stuart Spencer (Mitchell Williams Law Firm) Arkansas Environmental Federation Webinar Presentation
Stuart Spencer and William K. Montgomery (“Will”) undertook presentations as part of the Air Section of the Arkansas Environmental Federation webinar series addressing Title V of the Clean Air Act on June 18th. Stuart Spencer is Counsel at Mitchell Williams Law Firm in Little Rock, Arkansas and…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training: Environmental Crimes Case Bulletin/April-May 2020
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training publishes an Environmental Case Crimes Bulletin (“Bulletin”) that summarizes publicized investigative activity and adjudicated cases supported by EPA Criminal Investigation Division…
Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order and Assessment Addressing Alleged Dyer County Highway Department Violation
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a June 11th Order and Assessment (“Order”) to the Dyer County Highway Department (“Dyer”). The Order states that Dyer is the registered owner of two underground storage tank (“UST”) systems located in Dyersburg, Tennessee. The…
Solar Energy/Project Development: Federal Court Addresses Breach of Contract Claim
Co-Author: Scout Snowden The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (“Court”) in a June 4th Opinion and Order (“Opinion”) addressed a contractual dispute involving a solar energy generating project. See DK LIPA LLC v. SB Energy Holdings, LLC, et al., 2020 WL 3000383. The…