Allowing Remote Signers for Electronic Manifests: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issues Guidance
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued May 5th Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) guidance titled: Allowing Remote Signers for Electronic Manifests (“Guidance”) The Guidance is transmitted from Carolyn Hoskinson, Director, EPA Office of Resource Conservation…
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: July 12th Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission has scheduled its next meeting for July 12th at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Wyndham Hotel, 2 Riverfront Place, North Little Rock, AR 72114. The meeting will be in person. No Zoom option will be available. The agenda includes the following: …
Renewable Energy Market Update: International Energy Agency Projections for 2023/2024
The International Energy Agency has published a document entitled: Renewable Energy Market Update – Outlook for 2023 and 2024 (“Report”). The Report provides what it describes as the: . . . latest data and analysis on renewable power capacity additions in 2022- globally and for major markets –…
Common Law Trespass/Nuisance Action/Ripeness: U.S. District Court Addresses Application of Doctrine to Mining Expansion Contingent Upon County Approval
A United States District Court (E.D. California)(“Court”) addressed in a June 12th Memorandum and Order (“Memorandum”) an argument that certain claims for nuisance and trespass from federal common law were not ripe. See Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians v. Pacific Coast Building Products…
U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Announces $1.7 Billion Awarded for Cleaner Buses: Jonesboro, Arkansas, Awarded $1,010,372 for Hybrid/Low-Emission Buses
The United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (“FTA”) announced in a June 26th news release 130 awards totaling nearly $1.7 billion for transit projects in 46 states and territories that are intended to reduce bus emissions. The City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, has…