Cooling Water Intake Structure/Clean Water Act: Sierra Club Petition Before the U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Challenging Power Plant NPDES Permit Modification
The Sierra Club and Conservation Law Foundation (collectively “Sierra Club”) submitted a June 16th Petition for Review (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) challenging a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge…
Hydraulic Fracking Services/Commercial General Liability Policy: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Coverage for Faulty Workmanship
Co-Author: Jenna Davidson The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (“Appellate Court”) addressed in a May 31st Opinion an insurance coverage question arising out of hydraulic fracking services being employed to extract natural gas. See American Home Insurance Co. v. Superior Well…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: June 28th Meeting
As noted in a previous blog post, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks that suffer corrective action requirements and third-party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks…
Hydropower Clean Energy Future Act: U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Washington) Introduces Hydropower Legislation
United States House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Washington) introduced on June 12th legislation titled: Hydropower Clean energy Future Act (“Act”) The Act is described as legislation that would: . . . expand clean, renewable, reliable, and…
IRS Issues Alert Analyzing When Circular 230 Applies to In-House Tax Professionals
The IRS Office of Professional Responsibility (“OPR”) has exclusive authority to administer and enforce Circular 230 (“Circ. 230”), the Regulations Governing Practice before the Internal Revenue Service. (31 C.F.R. Subtitle A, Part 10). On June 15, 2023, OPR issued Alert 2023-04, noting that…