Arkansas Discovery Farm Program/Lessons Learned/Looking to the Future: Arkansas Water Resources Center Webinar - March 28
The Arkansas Water Resources Center (“AWRC”) announced an upcoming webinar titled: The Arkansas Discovery Farm Program: Lessons Learned and Looking to the Future (“webinar”). The webinar will be held on March 28th from noon to 1 P.M. Central time. Scheduled speakers include: Dr. Shannon Speir…
Holyoke, Massachusetts, Clean Water Act NPDES Permit: U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Petition Filed
The City of Holyoke, Massachusetts, (“Holyoke”) filed a document before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) titled: Petition for Review of City of Holyoke Water Pollution Control Facility NPDES Permit Issued by Region 1 (“Petition”) The…
Electricity Transmission Permitting Reform Proposals: Congressional Research Service Report
The Congressional Research Service (“CRS”) issued a February 9th report titled: Electricity Transmission Permitting Reform Proposals (“Report”) The CRS serves as bipartisan shared staff to Congressional committees and members. The Report states that permitting reform has been a focus of the 118th…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Helena Grain Handling Facility Enter in to Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Scoular Company (“SC”) entered into a February 27th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”)…
Long Awaited Elective Payment Election Final Regulations and Other Guidance Issued by Treasury Department and IRS
On March 5, 2024, the U.S. Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Services (IRS) released final regulations regarding the direct payment election under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), a tax credit monetization opportunity for certain applicable entities such as state and local…