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Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standards/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Approval of Independence County, Arkansas, to Attainment/Unclassifiable
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in a March 13th Federal Register Notice announced the reclassification of the Independence County, Arkansas, unclassifiable area for the 2010 sulfur dioxide (“SO2) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (“NAAQS”) to attainment/unclassifiable…
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2018 Electric Generating Capacity (United States): U.S. Environmental Information Administration Notes Role of Natural Gas
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) published a March 11th report addressing 2018 electric generator inventory of utility-scale generation. The EIA states that utility-scale additions in 2018 in the United States primarily consisted of: 62% Natural Gas (90% of the added…
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Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission – March Meeting Canceled
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) is the environmental policymaking body for Arkansas. The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly basis. The March meeting has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for April 26, 2019.
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Landfill/RCRA Citizen Suit: U.S. District Court Addresses Affirmative Defense Related to Cessation of Operation
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
A United States District Court (E.D. Louisiana) (“Court”) addressed in a March 11th Order an affirmative defense raised in opposition to a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) citizen suit enforcement action. See Residents of Gordon Plaza, Inc. v. Latoya Cantrell, et al., 2019 WL…
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Historical Applications of Coal Ash as Structural Fill: 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 of General (“OIG”) issued a March 8th report addressing coal ash titled: EPA Finalized a Study of the Historical Applications of Coal Ash as Structural Fill (“Report”) See Report No. 19-N-0084. Coal Ash (also referred…
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