Electrification Futures Study - Scenarios of Electric Technology Adoption in Power Consumption for the United States: National Renewable Energy Laboratory/July 2018
September 19, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (“NREL”) released a July 2018 study titled: Electrification Futures Study: Scenarios of Electric Technology Adoption in Power Consumption for the United States (“Study”) The Study’s objective is stated to include the development of an integrated analysis…
Railroad/Hazardous Materials Transportation: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Constitutional/Preemption Challenge to California Fee
September 18, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Court”) addressed in a September 13th opinion a judicial challenge to California Senate Bill 84 (“SB 84”) which requires railroads to collect fees from customers shipping certain hazardous materials. See BNSF Railway Company v. California…
Water Quality Certification Improvements Act of 2018: Association of State Wetland Managers/Association of Clean Water Administrators September 6th Letter to U.S. Senate Environment & Public Works Committee
September 18, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Association of State Wetland Managers (“ASWM”) and Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) (collectively “Associations”) transmitted a September 6th letter to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the United States Senate Environment & Public Works Committee regarding the Water…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks – September 26th Meeting Cancelled
September 18, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
As noted in previous blog posts, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks for certain corrective actions and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks meets monthly…
Don't Let the Future of Trucking Leave Your Practice Behind (Part 2)
September 17, 2018
by Benjamin D. Jackson
In our last article, we discussed two of the biggest technological developments in trucking already taking place on our nation’s streets and highways. Today, this article steps a bit further into the future of trucking, both in this State and across the world. The Future of Driver Monitoring There…