Branded Retail Motor Fuel Facilities: Complying with the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act
Motor fuel facilities owned and operated by Arkansas petroleum marketers supply a significant portion of the products sold in the State of Arkansas. However, Arkansas motor fuel jobbers, marketers, and other suppliers continue to use a significant number of independent retailers to move product at…
Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey/Assessment: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 7th Report to Congress
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a document titled: 7th Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment (September 2023) (“Report”) See EPA 810R23001. The Safe Drinking Water Act requires that EPA conduct a survey and assessment every four years that…
Wastewater Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Illinois Attorney General Second Amended Complaint Alleging Violations by Trump Tower (Chicago)
The Illinois Attorney General (“AG”) filed a Second Amended Complaint (“Amended Complaint”) on September 28th in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, against 401 North Wabash Venture, LLC, d/b/a Trump International Hotel & Tower (“Trump Tower”) for alleged violations of a Clean Water Act…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Magnolia Crude Oil Terminal Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Delek Logistics Operating, LLC, (“Delek”) entered into a September 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 23-067. The CAO provides that…
Transferability of Clean Energy Tax Credits/Inflation Reduction Act: American Clean Power Association Comments Addressing Proposed U.S. Department of Treasury Regulations
The Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) included provisions addressing the transferability of clean energy tax credits. Prior to the enactment of these IRA provisions, it was not possible to monetize federal tax credits generated by renewable energy projects outside of tax equity financing structures…