Navigable Water Determination: Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Addresses the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Board of Property's Authority to Determine Navigability
Co-Author: Hannah Van Horn The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania (“Court”) addressed in a June 12th Opinion whether a Pennsylvania Board has the jurisdictional authority to address an issue related to a state waterway. See Beishline v. Commonwealth, No. 719 C.D. 2019, 2020 WL 3109285 (Pa. Commw…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting – June 26, 2020 (Zoom Video Conference)
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) is the environmental policy-making body for Arkansas. The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly basis. The Commission will meet Friday, June 26th, at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will be held via Video Conference and…
Arkansas Energy Personnel Moves: American Public Power Association Names Bret Carroll (Conway Corporation) to Board of Directors
The American Public Power Association (“APPA”) announced in a June 9th news release the addition of Bret Carroll to the APPA Board of Directors. Mr. Carroll serves as Chief Executive Officer of Conway Corporation which is based in Arkansas. The APPA states that of the United States’ 2,000 public…
Waters of the United States Rule/Clean Water Act: U.S. District Court (Colorado) Judge Enjoins June 22nd Effective Date for the State of Colorado
United States District Court (District of Colorado) Judge William J. Martinez issued a June 19th Order granting the State of Colorado’s (“Colorado”) request for a preliminary injunction of the June 22nd effective date of the new Clean Water Act definition of waters of the United States (“WOTUS”)…
Perchlorate/Safe Drinking Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Determination to Not Regulate
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a June 18th pre-publication notice (“Notice”) addressing perchlorate. EPA announced it is withdrawing its 2011 determination to regulate perchlorate in accordance with the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”). Perchlorate is an inorganic…