Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Pollard Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Pollard, Arkansas, (“Pollard”) entered into a June 29th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System…
Spring 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory/Deregulatory Actions: Projected U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Activities
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released the Spring 2022 Semiannual Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (“Agenda”) in an August 8th federal register notice. See 87 Fed. Reg. 48332 The Agenda includes information addressing: EPA Regulations in the Semiannual…
Enabling Low-Cost Clean Energy/Reliable Service Through Better Transmission Benefits Analysis/Case Study of MISO's Long Range Transmission Planning: American Council on Renewable Energy/Grid Initiative Study
The American Council on Renewable Energy Macro Grid Initiative published an August 9th analysis titled: Enabling Low-Cost Clean Energy and Reliable Service Through Better Transmission Benefits Analysis: A Case Study of MISO’s Long Range Transmission Planning (“Analysis”) The Analysis was authored…
Arkansas Abandoned Pesticide Advisory Board: August 17th Meeting Scheduled
Arkansas Abandoned Pesticide Advisory Board (“Board”) is scheduled to meet on August 17th. The meeting will be held via Zoom only at 9:30 a.m. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture describes the Arkansas Abandoned Pesticide Program as a method for farmers to safely and properly dispose of old or…
Recycling and Composting Accountability Act: U.S. Senator Boozman Co-Sponsored Legislation Passes by Unanimous Consent
Authored by Jace Motley and co-authored by Walter Wright. The United States Senate passed S.3743 by unanimous consent which is titled: Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (RCAA) The companion bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, H.R. 8059, has been under review by the Committee on…