Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Springdale Line-Haul Railroad Enter into Consent Administrative Order
February 27, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Arkansas and Missouri Railroad Company (“AMRC”) entered into a February 20th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge…
Title V/Clean Air Act: Petition to Object Filed Addressing Gunnison County, Colorado, Coal Mine Permit
February 26, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Center for Biological Diversity and WildEarth Guardians (collectively, “CBD”) filed a Clean Air Act Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) related to Arch Coal, Inc. Energy. The Title V Petition objects to a combined initial…
Renewable Roadsides Act/U.S. House of Representatives: Legislation Introduced Addressing Solar Energy Development Adjacent to Federal Highways
February 26, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Congressman Adam Schiff (California) introduced into the House of Representatives on February 20th legislation denominated the Renewable Roadsides Act (“Act”). The stated objective of the Act is to direct the United States Department of Transportation (“DOT”) and United States Department of Energy…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Banks Enter into Consent Administrative Order
February 26, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Banks, Arkansas, (“Banks”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NPDES permit…
Flow Control/Construction and Demolition Waste: Washington Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to King County Code
February 23, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2 (“Court of Appeals”) addressed in a February 13th Opinion a challenge to a King County Code (“KCC”) involving flow control. See SkyCorp Ltd. v. King County, 2024 WL 562169. The KCC addresses nonrecyclable construction and demolition waste. KCC…