2018 Recommended Aquatic Life Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum/U.S. EPA Draft Technical Support Document: National Association of Clean Water Agencies Comments
September 24, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (“NACWA”) submitted September 13th comments on the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) document titled: Draft Technical Support Document: Implementing the 2018 Recommended Aquatic Life Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum (“Draft…
U.S. - Based Scrap Recycling Industry: 2019 Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Economic Impact Study (Including Arkansas)
September 24, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (“ISRI”) issued a report titled: 2019 – Economic Impact Study, U.S.-Based Scrap Recycling Industry (“Report”) The Report includes state-specific data (including Arkansas) in regards to the impact of the scrap recycling industry in terms of jobs, wages…
How Much is Enough to Remove? Considerations that Shouldn't be "Smuggled into the Judicial Inquiry."
A plaintiff filed a class-action complaint in state court alleging a potential liability of $2.9 million to the class, plus fees and punitive damages. The defendant conducted its own calculation and determined that the amount in controversy in the case could plausibly top $5 million, thus crossing…
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act Regulations: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Proposed Revisions
September 23, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) proposed on September 19th what it describes as a modernization of its regulations governing small power producers and co-generators under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (“PURPA”). The PURPA rules were originally enacted in 1980…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission – September 27, 2019 Meeting
September 23, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
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 Commission will meet Friday, September 27th , at 9:00 a.m. in the Commission Room at 5301 Northshore…