Interstate Transport/Ozone: Arkansas Environmental Federation Comments on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Arkansas State Implementation Plan Disapproval
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) submitted comments on April 25th to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on a proposed rule disapproving an Arkansas state implementation plan (“SIP”). See Docket No. EPA-R06-OAR-2021-0801. As noted in a post yesterday EPA…
America's Water Infrastructure Act/Best Practices for Administration of Drinking Water State Revolving Funds: April 2022 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Report
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”)released an April 2022 report titled: AWIA Best Practices for Administration of Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (“Report”) The American’s Water Infrastructure Act (“AWIA”) 2018 amendments required EPA to issue a report addressing best…
Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Chilton County Scrap Metal Recycling Facility Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Circle K Scrap Metal, LLC (“Circle K”) entered into an April 12th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Alabama air regulations. See Consent Order No. 22- ___ - CAP. The CO provides that Circle K operates a scrap…
Unlocking Rural Broadband
April 28, 2022
by John S. Bryant
Statewide, the consensus is that broadband is the tool to transform the economies of rural Arkansas, but the issue has been how to cost-effectively deploy it. A perception exists that the federal American Rescue Plan and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, along with state grant funds, provides…
Interstate Transport/Ozone: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Comments on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency SIP Disapproval
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) submitted comments on April 22nd to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on a proposed rule disapproving a state implementation plan (“SIP”). See Docket No. EPA-R06-OAR-2021-0801. EPA…