Arkansas Water Webinars: Arkansas Water Resources Center Announces Educational Series
The Arkansas Water Resources Center (“AWRC”) announced the initiation of the Arkansas Water Webinars Series (“Webinar Series”). AWRC states that the Webinar Series will be held on a monthly basis on the last Thursday of each month. The events will be announced months in advance and are currently…
Incident Response Guide/Water and Wastewater Sector: FBI/EPA/CISA Announce Release
Three federal agencies announced the joint production and release of a document titled: Incident Response Guide – Water and Wastewater Sector (January 2024) (“Guide”) The Guide was produced by the following federal agencies: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Federal Bureau of…
Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Federal Register Notice Promulgating Final Rule
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a final rule in the December 27th Federal Register that adjusts the level of the maximum (and minimum) statutory civil monetary penalty amounts under the statutes it administers. See 88 Fed. Reg. 89309. Examples of the federal…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting – Friday, January 26th Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) is the environmental policy-making body for Arkansas. The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly basis. The Commission will meet Friday, January 26th, at 10:00 a.m. in the Commission Room located at the Arkansas…
Sulfur Dioxide/Clean Air Act NAAQS: Sierra Club Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Failure to Promulgate Federal Implementation Plan
The Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity (collectively, “Sierra Club”) transmitted a December 20th Clean Air Act Notice of Intent to Sue (“Notice”) to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) for an alleged failure to carry out a nondiscretionary duty. The Notice alleges…