Alligator Snapping Turtle/Endangered Species Act: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Threatened Listing
November 10, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) published a proposed rule in the November 9th Federal Register to list the alligator snapping turtle (“Snapping Turtle”) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). See 86 Fed. Reg. 62434. The Snapping Turtle’s range…
Ready to Go/State and Local Efforts Advancing Energy Efficiency: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy Publishes Tool Kit
November 10, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (“ACEEE”) has published a November 2021 tool kit titled: Ready-to-Go: State and Local Efforts Advancing Energy Efficiency (“Tool Kit”) The authors of the Tool Kit include: • Dr. Amanda Dewey Senior Research Analyst ACEEE • Jasmine Mah Research…
Prairie County, Arkansas, Facility: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment and CBC Des Arc LLC Enter into Elective Site Clean-Up Agreement
November 10, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and CBC Des Arc LLC (“CBC”) entered into an October 12th Elective Site Clean-Up Agreement (“ESCA”). See LIS No. 21-108. The ESCA addresses a facility located in Des Arc, Arkansas (“Site”). DEQ describes an…
Enactment of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Energy/Water/Environmental Issues Addressed
President Biden is expected to sign this week the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“Act”). A significant portion of the Act addresses a number of energy, water and environmental issues. Examples include: Underground Injection Control Grants (50 million) Decarbonizing School Bus Fleet (5…
Aluminum Recycling Plant/Little Rock, Arkansas: Alter Trading/Toyota Tsusho America Joint Venture Begins Operation
Recycling Today has reported that the Altech Recycling (“Altech”) plant in North Little Rock, Arkansas, has begun operation. Altech is a joint venture between Alter Trading Corporation (“Alter”) and Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. (“TAI”). TAI noted in a prior news release that it established the joint…