Clean Energy Tax Incentives/Inflation Reduction Act: Environmental Organizations Submit Comments to the Internal Revenue Service
November 10, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Natural Resources Defense Council and 25 other environmental and climate advocacy organizations (collectively, “NRDC”) submitted November 4th comments to the United States Department of Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) providing feedback on the implementation of the Inflation…
Alleged Impairment of Water Rights/Wetland Conservation Sites: Federal District Court Addresses Application of Sovereign Immunity to Natural Resource Conservation Service Oversight Activity
A United States District Court (Eastern District, Washington) (“Court”) addressed in an October 11th Order in the context of a Motion to Dismiss whether the doctrine of sovereign immunity applied to an oversight activity undertaken by the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources…
Average United States Solar/Wind/Natural Gas Generator Construction Costs: U.S. Energy Information Administration Report
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) published a November 3rd report titled: Average U.S. Construction Costs Drop for Solar, Rise for Wind and Natural Gas Generators (“Report”) The EIA Report concluded that construction costs for the following types of energy generators…
Arkansas State Marketing Board for Recyclables and Compliance Advisory Panel: November 17, 2022 Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas State Marketing Board for Recyclables and Compliance Advisory Panel (“Board”) is scheduled to hold its fourth quarterly meeting on November 17th. The meeting will be from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. It will be held at the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment (“ E&E”) Headquarters…
Products Liability Series: Does Arkansas Law Recognize a Strict Liability Products Claim?
Does Arkansas law recognize a strict liability products claim? Yes. Despite the absence of any contractual relationship, the supplier of a product in Arkansas is subject to liability in damages for harm to a person or property if (1) the supplier is engaged in the business of manufacturing…