Citizen Suit Enforcement/West Texas Natural Gas Processing Plant: Sierra Club Notice of Intent to Sue for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations
The Sierra Club and three other environmental organizations (collectively “Sierra Club”) sent a December 21st Notice of Intent to Sue (“NOI”) to DCP Operating Company, LP (“DCP”) regarding alleged Clean Air Act violations related to the Goldsmith Natural Gas Processing Plant (“Plant”) in Goldsmith…
Buffalo River Conservation Committee: January 7th Meeting Scheduled
The Buffalo River Conservation Committee will hold its next meeting on Thursday, January 7, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. via Zoom. The Committee was established by Governor Hutchinson in 2016 in order to develop an Arkansas-led, non-regulatory approach to identify opportunities to protect and maintain water…
Auto Shredder Residue/Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Addresses Request for Non-Waste Fuel Determination
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in a November 12th letter addressed a request to determine whether certain auto shredder residue (“ASR”) burned in a cement kiln would be considered a solid waste. The specific question was whether the material is a non-waste fuel product…
Draft Recovery Plan/Endangered Species Act: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Public Notice for Ozark Hellbender
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) published a December 22nd Federal Register Notice announcing the availability for public review and comment of a draft recovery plan for the Ozark Hellbender. See 85 Fed. Reg. 83609. The Ozark hellbender is endemic to the White River drainage…
Water Intrusion/Flooding: Property Owner Files Action Alleging Breach of Contract in Garland County, Arkansas, Circuit Court
Steve Fletcher and Valerie Fletcher (collectively, “Fletcher”) filed a Complaint against Joel C. Walker, Individually and as the Trustee of the Joel C. Walker Trust and the Joel C. Walker Trust (collectively, “Walker”) in Garland County, Arkansas, Circuit Court in regards to the purchase of a…