94th Arkansas General Assembly/Retail Water Providers: Proposed Legislation Amending Oversight Provisions
House Bill 1515 (“HB 1515”) has been introduced which would amend certain statutory oversight requirements for retail water providers. The legislation was introduced by Representative Maddox. Act 605 of 2021 amended Ark. Code Title 14, Chapter 234, to add a subchapter titled: Subchapter 8 –…
Clean Water Act Test Methods: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposes Changes to Test Procedures
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a proposed rule in the February 21st Federal Register addressing changes to test procedures required to be used by industries and municipalities when analyzing the chemical, physical, and biological properties of wastewater and…
Do Bottle Bills Impact Curbside Recycling Programs?: National Waste & Recycling Association White Paper
The National Waste & Recycling Association (“NWRA”) announced on February 21st that it had published a white paper titled: Bottle Bills Impact Curbside Recycling Programs (“White Paper”) The White Paper discusses the ways in which the NWRA believes bottle bills can affect curbside recycling…
Arkansas Professional Environmental & Recycling Summit: Arkansas Recycling Coalition Schedules 2023 Date
The Arkansas Recycling Coalition (“ARC”) announced that its 2023 Professional Environmental & Recycling Summit (“Summit”) will be held on April 20th. The Summit will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Virco Manufacturing Corporation in Conway, Arkansas. The Summit is stated to currently…
Building United States Infrastructure Through Limited Delays/Efficient Reviews Act of 2023: U.S. Committee on Natural Resources Hearing
February 28, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources (“Committee”) is holding a hearing today addressing the following legislation: Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2023 (“Builder”) Congressman Bruce Westerman, who…