Consolidation of Arkansas Cabinet-Level Agencies: Bills Filed/92nd Arkansas General Assembly
Bills have been pre-filed that would consolidate various Arkansas agencies into Cabinet-level departments. Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced earlier this fall his proposal to consolidate Cabinet-level departments from 42 to 15. (See previous post here.) The Governor described this action…
Is Recycling Constitutionally Protected Political Speech? Federal Court Addresses Standing Issue
Plaintiff Randall S. Krause filed a pro se Complaint in the United States District Court (Nebraska) alleging that recycling is constitutionally protected political speech. See Krause v. Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority, 2019 WL 108881 (January 4, 2019). Defendant Metropolitan…
PFAS/Drinking Water Standards: New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Initiates Rulemaking
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (“NHDES”) initiated a rulemaking to establish Maximum Contaminate Levels (“MCLs”) and ambient groundwater quality standards (“AGQS”) for four per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) – perfluoroctanoic acid (“PFOA”), perfluoroctanessulfonic…
Proposed Dicamba Regulations: Arkansas State Plant Board Announces Public Comment Period/Public Hearing
January 8, 2019
by Jordan P. Wimpy
Yesterday the Arkansas Agriculture Department’s Arkansas State Plant Board gave public notice of a 30-day public comment period and a February 20, 2019, public hearing for proposed regulations authorizing the over-the-top use of dicamba in Arkansas on dicamba-resistant soybeans and cotton. Dicamba…
Environmental Protection Control Standards for Imports of Solid Waste as Raw Materials: China Issues December 21st Adjustment/Notice
The Chinese government issued a document on December 21st titled: Notice on Adjusting the Catalogue of Imported Waste Management (“Notice”) The Notice addresses standards previously issued that are denominated the: Environmental Protection Control Standards for Imports of Solid Waste as Raw…