Soil Importation/Gravel Quarry: Massachusetts Appellate Court Addresses Zoning Issue
The Appeals Court of Massachusetts (“Court”) addressed in a May 13th Opinion the interpretation of certain zoning laws to the importation of soil (which included some man-made materials). See Immanuel Corp. v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Uxbridge, 2022, WL 1509728. The question addressed was whether…
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: June 1st Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission has scheduled its next meeting for June 1st at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, 1 Natural Resources Drive in Little Rock. The agenda includes the following: Administration Director’s Report – Chris Colclasure…
CERCLA/Superfund Cost Recovery: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Seven Potentially Responsible Parties Enter into Consent Decree Addressing German Township, Ohio, Industrial Waste Landfill
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and seven Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) potentially responsible parties (“PRPs”) entered into a May 20th Consent Decree addressing the Tremont City Barrel Fill Superfund site (“Site”) in German…
NPDES Permitting/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Motion to Dismiss Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality U.S. District Court Action
As noted in an April 27th blog post, the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court (“Eastern District – Arkansas”) against the United States…
Electric Power Section Generation/Summer 2022: U.S. Energy Information Administration Projects Larger Solar/Wind Increases
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a May 19th report titled: Solar and Wind to be Larger Sources of United States Electricity Generation This Summer This report is a component of EIA’s Summer Electric Outlook publication. The increases are stated to be due to new…