94th Arkansas General Assembly/Retail Water Providers: Proposed Legislation Repealing Oversight Provisions
House Bill 1022 (“HB1022”) has been introduced which would repeal certain oversight requirements for retail water providers. The legislation was introduced by Representatives Maddox and Vaught. Act 605 of 2021 amended Arkansas Code Title 14, Chapter 234 to add a subchapter titled: Subchapter 8 –…
Reduction of State Government Rules and Regulations: Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders Issues Executive Order
Sarah Huckabee Sanders was inaugurated on January 10th as Arkansas Governor. Governor Sanders’ inauguration speech included a discussion of a new Executive Order titled: Executive Order to Reduce Government Rules and Regulations (“EO”) The EO contains a provision that states: Unless granted an…
Solid Waste Transfer Station: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Nuisance Claim
The United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit (“11th Circuit”) addressed in a December 30th Opinion an issue arising out of a nuisance action filed against a garbage transfer station (i.e., solid waste transfer station). See Yeager v. Advanced Disposal Services Alabama, LLC, et.al, 2022…
Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators/Clean Air Act New Source Performance Standards: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Public Notices Information Collection Request Renewal
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the December 28th Federal Register an Information Collection Request (“ICR”) for Clean Air Act New Source Performance Standards (“NSPS”) for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators. See EPA ICR No. 1730.12 – OMB Control…
Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions/Climate Change: Council on Environmental Quality Issues Interim National Environmental Policy Act Guidance
The Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) published in the January 9th Federal Register a document titled: National Environmental Policy act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change (“Interim Guidance”) See 88 Fed Reg. 1196. CEQ was established in 1970 (as part…