Waste Tire Program/Transportation: Louisiana Supreme Court Addresses Fee Assessment Issue
February 11, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Louisiana Supreme Court (“Court”) addressed in a January 28th Opinion an issue arising out of the Louisiana Waste Tire Program (“Program”). See Winmill Tire, LLC, et al. v. Colt, Inc., et al., 2022 WL 263004. The question considered was whether waste tire processors are prohibited from…
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations/Funding Programs: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment Distributes Webinar Slides/Guidance Documents
February 11, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment (“ADEE”) Energy Office is distributing a slide deck and guidance documents associated with its electric vehicle charging stations funding programs. ADEE had previously issued a January 24th news release referencing two electric vehicle charging…
PM 2.5/Soot/Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee: Draft Letter Recommending Reconsideration of National Ambient Air Quality Standard
February 10, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (“CASAC”) sent a February 4th letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressing the following subject: CASAC Review of the EPA’s Policy Assessment for the Reconsideration of the 21 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for…
Clean Air Act – Stationary Source Permits/Technical Issues: Chuck Buttry (Trinity Consultants) 2022 UALR Law School Environmental Law Class Presentation
February 10, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Charles R. (Chuck) Buttry undertook a presentation on February 9th to my Spring 2022 University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law Environmental Law class addressing Clean Air Act Stationary Source Permits and various technical issues. Mr. Buttry serves as the Regional Manager of the…
Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Mobile County Power Generation Facility Enter into Consent Order
February 10, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Alabama Power Company (“APC”) entered into a January 3rd Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of a Major Source Operating Permit (“Permit”). The CO provides that APC operates a power generation facility (“Facility”) in…