War Eagle Landowners/Conservation Easement Workshop: Northwest Arkansas Land Trust
The Northwest Arkansas Land Trust (“NALT”) is holding a Conservation Easement Workshop for War Eagle Landowners. The Workshop will be held at Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area Visitor Center. The date of the Workshop is December 13th from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM. A catered breakfast is included. NALT…
City of Decatur NPDES Permit: City of Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority Filing Before the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Challenging Issuance
The City of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority (“Tulsa”) filed on November 26th a Request for Administrative Hearing (“Request”) before the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission objecting to a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System…
Regional Haze/Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Environmental Organizations' Comments on EPA Solicitation of Potential Regulatory Changes to Implementation/Structure
The Environmental Defense Fund and eleven other environmental organizations filed December 1st Comments addressing an October 2nd Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”) issued by EPA styled: Visibility Protection: Regional Haze State Plan Requirements Rule Revision, Advanced Notice of…
Citizen Suit Action/Clean Water Act: Friends of Hurricane Creek and City of Tuscaloosa, Alabama Enter into Consent Decree
Black Warrior Riverkeeper and Friends of Hurricane Creek (collectively, “Friends”) entered into a November 19th Order on Consent Decree (“CD”) with the City of Tuscaloosa, Alabama addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Permit and…
2023 Triennial Review/ Arkansas Water Quality Standards U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Letter Addressing Revisions to 8 CAR § 21 (Rule 2)
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“ ADEQ”) announced that the Region 6 Office of United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has completed its review of the 2023 Triennial Review 8 CAR pt. 21 (Rule 2). EPA notified ADEQ of its completed…