Nashville International Airport/Davidson County: Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation Enters into Brownfield Consent Order with Various Parties
The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (“TDEC”) entered into a Brownfield Consent Order (“BCO”) with the following parties: Colonial Pipeline Company Tennessee Department of Transportation AECOM Technical Services, Inc. Metropolitan National Airport Authority The BCO is stated to…
Is Butane a Liquified Petroleum Gas? Federal Appellate Court Addresses Excise Tax Credit Question
The United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit (“Fifth Circuit”) addressed in a March 23rd Opinion what it described as a question of first impression: Is butane a “liquified petroleum gas” (“LPG”) under 26 U.S.C. § 6426(d)(2)? See Vitol, Incorporated v. United States of America, 30 F.4th 249…
Infrastructure Projects: Biden-Harris Administration Releases Permitting Action Plan
The Biden-Harris Administration released on May 11th what it described as a “Permitting Action Plan.” The stated purpose of the Permitting Action Plan is to: . . . strengthen and accelerate Federal permitting and environmental reviews by fully leveraging existing permitting authorities, as well as…
Asbestos Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Construction Renovator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Siff’s Custom Tile & Flooring Inc. (“Siff’s”) entered into an April 26th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission Regulation…
Community Solar Farm/Zoning: Minnesota Appellate Court Addresses Conditional Use Denial
The Court of Appeals of Minnesota (“Appellate Court”) addressed in a May 9th Opinion an appeal of a decision by the Stearns County Board of Commissioners (“Commissioners”) to deny an application for a conditional use permit for a community solar farm (“Solar Farm”). See In the Matter of the…