Arkansas Energy Code: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment and Seeks Participants for Stakeholder Work Group
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment and (“ADEE”), Office of Energy, announced it is seeking participants for an Energy Code Stakeholder Workgroup (“Workgroup”). ADEE states that the Workgroup will collaborate on Arkansas’s energy codes. An additional task of the Workgroup will include…
Section 401/Clean Water Act Litigation: Maryland Department of the Environment and Exelon Generation Company, LLC Settlement
The Maryland Department of the Environment (“MDE”) and Exelon Generation Company, LLC (“Exelon”) entered into a October 29th settlement agreement (“ Settlement Agreement”) related to litigation involving a Section 401 Clean Water Act certification. Exelon had sought a 401 certification form MDE as…
Carroll County Solid Waste Authority Request to Become an Arkansas Regional Solid Waste District: Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Decision
The Carroll County Solid Waste Authority (“Authority”) previously submitted a Petition to the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) to be designated the Carroll County Solid Waste District (see previous post here). The Receiver (Geoffrey B. Treece) for the Ozark Mountain…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency e-Manifest User Fees: Environmental Technology Council Files United States Court of Appeals Petition for Review
The Environmental Technology Council (“ETC”) filed a Petition for Review (“Petition”) in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia challenging the fee schedule issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) titled: e-Manifest User Fees FY2020/FY2021…
Alternative Daily Cover/Landfill: Alabama Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to State Rules
The Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama (“Court”) addressed in an October 11th opinion a challenge to certain Alabama Department Environmental Management (“ADEM”) rules applicable to solid waste landfills. See Smith v. Lefleur, 2019 WL5091863. The challenged provisions provide landfill operators the…