Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines for Water Resources Investments: U.S. Corps of Engineers Proposed Rule Establishing Agency Specific Procedures
February 21, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) published in the February 15th Federal Register a proposed rule that establishes what it describes as Agency Specific Procedures (“ASPs”) for its implementation of the Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines (“PR&G”) for water resources investments…
2024 United States Electric Generating Capacity: U.S. Energy Information Report States Solar and Battery Storage Will Predominate
February 21, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a February 15th report titled: Solar and Battery Storage to Make Up 81% of New U.S. Electric-Generating Capacity in 2024 (“Report”) The EIA Report projects United States planned utility-scale electric-generating capacity additions…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Sherwood Sewer Improvement District Enter into Consent Administrative Order
February 21, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Runyan Sewer Improvement District No. 221 (“Runyan”) entered into a January 30th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge…
What is the Definition of "Trade Secret" Under Arkansas Law?
The Arkansas civil and criminal statutes referenced in our prior blog posts on the subject each have their own definition of what constitutes a trade secret. The applicable definitions are highlighted below. Civil. For purposes of applying the Arkansas Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the statute defines…
PSD/Clean Air Act: Federal Appellate Court Certifies Texas Commission on Environmental Quality/BACT Question
February 20, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit (“Fifth Circuit”) in a February 16th Order considered the Port Arthur Community Action Network (“PACAN”) Petition for a review of a decision by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) involving the Clean Air Act. See Port Arthur…