Net Metering/Energy: Arkansas Public Service Commission Issues Order No. 28
The Arkansas Public Service Commission (“PSC”) issued on June 1st Order No. 28 in Docket No. 16-026-R which is styled: In the Matter of Net Metering and the Implementation of Act 827 of 2015 Order No. 28 (“Order 28”) states that it is implementing the provisions of Act 464 of 2019 and, through…
Air Enforcement: U.S. Department of Justice/Commonwealth of Massachusetts Enter into Consent Decree with Multi-State Operator of Heated Petroleum Storage Facilities
The United States Department of Justice and Commonwealth of Massachusetts (collectively “DOJ”) and Sprague Resources, L.P. and Sprague Operating Resources, LLC (collectively “Sprague”) entered into a May 29th Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of: Massachusetts’ federally approved…
Air Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Iberville Parish, Louisiana, Natural Gas Fractionation Plant Operator Enter into Settlement
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and EnLink Processing Services, LLC (“EnLink”) entered into a May 20th Settlement addressing alleged violations of a Title V air permit. See Settlement Tracking No. SA-AE-19-0100. The Settlement provides that EnLink owned and/or operated a…
New Source Review/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Draft Guidance Addressing "Begin Actual Construction": National Association of Clean Air Agencies Comments
The National Association of Clean Air Agencies (“NACAA”) submitted May 11th comments on draft March 25th guidance memorandum distributed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”). The draft guidance memorandum is titled: Interpretation of “Begin Actual Construction” Under the…
Hazard Tree Abatement Project/National Environmental Policy Act: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Whether Environmental Impact Statement Should Have Been Prepared
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) addressed in a May 18th unpublished opinion whether two federal agencies should have prepared a National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) Environmental Impact Statement (“EIS”). See Conservation Congress v. United States…