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Confined Animal Feeding Operations/Public Trust Doctrine: Food & Water Watch Sues Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Category: Agriculture , Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Food & Water Watch and Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (collectively “Food & Water Watch”) filed a Petition for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief (“Petition”) against the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (“DNR”) alleging a violation of the Public Trust Doctrine. The alleged violation of…
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Economic Impact of Advanced Plastics Recycling and Recovery Facilities in the United States: American Chemistry Council Report (February 2019)
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The American Chemistry Council (“ACC”) issued a report titled: Economic Impact of Advanced Plastic Recycling and Recovery Facilities in the U.S. (“Report”) The Report addresses opportunities that “expanding advanced plastic recycling and recovery technologies” (i.e., chemical recycling) could…
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Arkansas Environmental/Water Personnel Moves: Edward Swaim (Arkansas Natural Resources Commission) to Join Bayou Meto Irrigation District as Executive Director
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Edward (“Ed”) Swaim will retire on March 31st from the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (“ANRC”). Ed has served as Chief of ANRC’s Water Management Division since October of 2010. The Water Management Division is responsible for determining statewide ground and surface water availability and…
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U.S. Department of Energy Solar Technologies Office: Fiscal Year 2019 Funding Program Announced for Projects
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Department of Energy (“DOE”) Solar Energy Technologies Office announced a funding opportunity for Fiscal Year 2019. The funding program is projected to provide $130 million in funding for up to 80 projects that will “advance research in solar energy technologies.” Five target…
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Medical Marijuana Update/Disposal Impacts: Walter Wright (Mitchell Williams) Arkansas Solid Waste Conference Presentation
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
I undertook a presentation at the Arkansas Solid Waste Conference in Hot Springs, Arkansas, titled: Medical Marijuana Update/Disposal Impacts (“Presentation”) The Presentation addressed two of the issues relevant to the solid waste management industry associated with Arkansas’s enactment of the…
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