Common-Law Contamination Action/Oil and Gas Production: Was Landowner Required to Exhaust Administrative Remedies Before Mississippi Oil and Gas Board?
February 26, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States District Court (Mississippi-Western Division) (“Court”) issued a February 16th Memorandum Opinion and Order (“Opinion”) addressing whether a landowner’s common-law contamination claim related to oil and gas production activities should have been first submitted to the Mississippi…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission – March Meeting
February 26, 2018
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, March 2nd at 9:00 a.m. in the Commission room at 5301 Northshore Drive, North…
Enforcement – Ability to Pay/Policy Template and Forms: Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials Report
February 26, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) published a report titled: Ability to Pay – Policy Template and Forms (January 2018) (“Report”) The Report was prepared by the ASTSWMO State Fund – Financial Responsibility Task Force Tanks Subcommittee. Issues…
Arkansas Energy Personnel Moves: Kitty Cone Joins Arkansas Public Service Commission Legal Division
February 23, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Ms. Kitty Cone has joined the Arkansas Public Service Commission (“PSC”) Legal Division. Ms. Cone will be an Attorney Specialist on the PSC’s General Staff. Ms. Cone previously was an attorney at the Caldwell Law Office and, prior to that, a staff attorney at Disability Rights Arkansas. She…
Soil Testing/Environmental Assessment Question: January 9th Commonground Forum Question
February 23, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The blog Commonground addressed a question regarding sampling at a leaking petroleum underground storage tank site. A January 9th post asked the following question: Groundwater sample taken across the street from an active LUST site showed a range of petroleum chemicals, though all were at…