U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) Public Notices Reissuance of General Permit 60: Lakes Hamilton/Catherine (Arkansas)
September 20, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) (“Corps”) issued a September 18th public notice stating that it was reissuing Department of the Army General Permit 60 on behalf of Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Hydro-Operations. General Permit 60 applies to regulated activities in waters of…
Draft National Water Reuse Action Plan: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Seeks Comments
September 20, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released on September 10th a Draft National Water Reuse Action Plan (“Plan”). The Plan describes priority actions and the leadership along with collaboration that is stated to be needed between governmental and non-governmental organizations…
Innovative State-Led Efforts to Finance Agricultural Conservation: Environmental Defense Fund/National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Report
September 20, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Environmental Defense Fund and National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (collectively, “NASDA”) released a joint report titled: Innovative State-Led Efforts to Finance Agricultural Conservation (“Report”) The authors of the Report include: John Feldmann Vincent Gauthier Maggie…
Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings/Providing Energy Demand Flexibility for Utilities in the Southwest: SWEEP Project Report
September 19, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (“SWEEP”) issued an August 2019 report titled: Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings: Providing Energy Demand Flexibility for Utilities in the Southwest (“Report”) The Report is authored by Justin Brant with funding provided by the United States Department…
Air/Citizen Suite Enforcement: Sierra Club Notice of Intent to Sue University of North Carolina
September 19, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity (collectively “Sierra Club”) sent a September 17th Notice of Intent to Sue (“Notice”) to the University of North Carolina (“UNC”) for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. The Notice addresses alleged violations by UNC at Chapel Hill, North…