Illinois River Watershed Partnership: Northwest Arkansas Low Impact Development Conference/November 3rd-4th
The Illinois River Watershed Partnership (“IRWP”) announced the: 2021 Northwest Arkansas Low Impact Development Conference (“Conference”) The Conference will be held at the Thaden Fieldhouse in Bentonville, Arkansas, and virtually via Zoom on November 3rd and 4th. IRWP states that the purpose of…
PFAS/RCRA: New Mexico Petitions U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Initiate Hazardous Waste Listing
July 20, 2021
The State of New Mexico submitted a June 23rd Petition to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) requesting a listing of per and polyfluorinated substances (“PFAS”) as a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) Subtitle C hazardous waste. The Petition requests that they be…
National Taxpayer Advocate Reviews 2021 Season and Recommends Changes for 2022
The National Taxpayer Advocate recently issued her Fiscal Year 2020 Objectives Report to Congress, reviewing the successes and challenges of the 2021 federal tax filing year and highlighting a series of objectives and recommendations for Congress to consider for tax year 2022. Among the noted…
Arkansas Medical Marijuana Update/Issues for the EHS Professional: Arkansas Environmental Federation (Walter Wright/Nathan Read - Mitchell Williams Law Firm) Webinar Presentation
My colleague Nate Read and myself undertook a July 15th webinar presentation for the Arkansas Environmental Federation titled: Arkansas Medical Marijuana Update: Issues for the EHS Professional (“Presentation”) The Presentation was a revised/update of a presentation we undertook for the Arkansas…
Five-Year Status Reviews/Endangered Species Act: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Notice of Initiation for 37 Southeastern Species (Including Two Related to Arkansas)
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) announced in the July 14th Federal Register that it has initiated status reviews for 37 animal and plant species under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). See 86 Fed. Reg. 37178. Two of the species have ranges that include the State of…