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Criminal Enforcement/Clean Water Act: U.S. Department of Justice Announces Indictment of Georgia Individual for Allegedly Making False Statements
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced in an October 3rd news release that Carlos Conde of Smyrna, Georgia was arraigned on October 2nd for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act. The alleged violation was stated to be making false statements to a…
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Does a Discharge to Groundwater Require an NPDES Permit?: Jordan Wimpy (Mitchell Williams) Arkansas Environmental Federation Conference Presentation
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
My law firm colleague Jordan Wimpy undertook a presentation at the October 4th Arkansas Environmental Federation Annual Conference titled: Does a Discharge to Groundwater Require an NPDES Permit? (“Presentation”) Jordan’s Presentation discussed the federal developing judicial case law addressing…
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Future Water Priorities for the Nation - Directions for the U.S. Geological Survey Water Mission Area: The National Academies of Sciences Engineering Medicine
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The National Academies of Sciences Engineering Medicine published a September 2018 Consensus Study Report titled: Future Water Priorities for the Nation: Directions for the U.S. Geological Survey Water Mission Area (“Report”) By way of introduction, the Report notes the increasing importance of…
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Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Owner of Multiple New York Facilities Enter into Consent Agreement
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Rome Gas, Inc. (“Rome”) entered into an October 1st Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. See…
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Arkansas Governor Hutchinson Announces Consolidation of Cabinet-Level Agencies: Creation of Department of Energy and Environment
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson issued a news release and announced in an October 3rd press briefing the proposed consolidation of Cabinet-level agencies from 42 to 15. The Governor described this action as the “first comprehensive effort to trim state government since 1972.” Several Arkansas…
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