8th Annual Arkansas Environmental Policy Summit/Conway/November 16th: Keynote Speaker Announced
November 14, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
As previously referenced in a September 20th blog, the 8th Annual Arkansas Environmental Policy Summit (“Summit”) is being held at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas. The event is being held on November 16th. Audubon Delta has announced that Gerardo Acosta, who is Director of the Office of…
Confidential Business Information/Toxic Substance Control Act: Environmental Defense Fund Opening D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Brief Challenging U.S. EPA Rule
November 13, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Environmental Defense Fund (“EDF”) filed an opening brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) challenging a United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) rule. See Environmental Defense Fund v. United States…
United States Annual Solar Electricity Generation: U.S. Energy Information Administration Report Projects Hydropower Will Be Surpassed in 2024
November 13, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a November 7th report titled: EIA Expects U.S. Annual Solar Electricity Generation to Surpass Hydropower in 2024 (“Report’) The Report forecasts that the United States will generate 14% more electricity from solar energy than from…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Ashley County Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
November 13, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Town of Montrose, Arkansas, (“Montrose”) entered into an October 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination…
Solar Array/Zoning: Maine Supreme Court Addresses Definition of Public Utility Facility
November 10, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine (“Supreme Court”) addressed in a November 7th Opinion an issue arising out of a Maine town’s application of its zoning Ordinance to a proposed solar array project. See Odiorne Lane Solar, LLC, et al. v. Town of Eliot, et al., 2023 WL 7312981. The question…