Recycled Scrap-Based Electric Arc Furnace Steel Production: Steel Manufacturers Association Releases Report Describing Lower Carbon Emissions
The Steel Manufacturers Association (“SMA”) released what it described as an independent study (“Study”) concluding that: . . . Steel produced by electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmakers in the U.S. has a carbon intensity that is approximately 75% lower than traditional blast furnace steelmakers. …
Mercury/Water Quality Standards: North Dakota Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The North Dakota Attorney General (“AG”) sent a document to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) styled: 60-Day Notice of Intent to Sue for Failure to Perform Nondiscretionary Duty under the Clean Water Act (“NOI”) The NOI alleges EPA failed to approve or disapprove, pursuant…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Faulkner County Metal Fabricator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and SFI of Arkansas, LLC (“SFI”) entered into a June 3rd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 22-070. The CAO provides that SFI owns and operates a…
Update: The Growing Trend of Anti-Boycott Laws and the Effect on Public Finance – Is Arkansas Next?
August 8, 2022
by John S. Bryant
In our previous blog post we noted the emerging trend of anti-boycott and anti-discrimination laws in multiple states and discussed potential effects on the public finance market, particularly in Arkansas. Potential Costs: One of the potential effects we noted was that by limiting potential…
Waters of the United States/Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Southern Environmental Law Center/Natural Resources Defense Council File U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Brief
The Southern Environmental Law Center and Natural Resources Defense Council (collectively, “SELC”) filed a joint Amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States appeal styled: Michael Sackett, et ux. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency et al. See No. 21-454. The appeal addresses the…