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EPA Must Improve Oversight of Notice to the Public on Drinking Water Risks to Better Protect Human Health: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Report
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a September 25th report titled: EPA Must Improve Oversight of Notice to the Public on Drinking Water Risks to Better Protect Human Health (“Report”) See Report No. 19-P-0318. OIG states that it…
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Regional Haze/Arkansas: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Approval of Five-Year Progress Report
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a final rule in the October 1st Federal Register approving the State of Arkansas’s Regional Haze Five-Year Progress Report. See 84 Fed. Reg. 51986. EPA had previously approved an Arkansas State Implementation Plan (“SIP”)…
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2019 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard: ACEEE Report (Including Arkansas)
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The organization American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (“ACEEE”) published its annual report titled: 2019 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard (“Report”) The Report ranks the U.S. states on their policy and program efforts to save energy. ACEEE characterizes the Report as ranking states…
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Redwood City, California Salt Ponds/Waters of the United States: California Attorney General Files Federal Court Action Challenging U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Jurisdictional Determination
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The California Attorney General (“AG”) filed a September 24th Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief challenging a determination by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) that 1,365 acres adjacent to San Francisco Bay denominated the Redwood City Salt ponds (“Site”) are…
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UIC/Wastewater Enforcement - Bethel Heights, Arkansas Notice of Violation: Adjoining Property Owners' Petition to Intervene
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
As noted in a September 13th post (see previous post here), the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment filed a Notice of Violation (“NOV”) against the City of Bethel Heights, Arkansas (“Bethel Heights”) alleging violations of a No-Discharge Permit. Bethel Heights subsequently filed a…
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