Roadway Striping/Use of Non-DOT Specification Cargo Tanks: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Issues Safety Advisory Notice
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) issued an August 12th Safety Advisory Notice titled: Roadway Striping and Use of Non-DOT Specification Cargo Tanks (“Safety Notice”) PHMSA states that the reason for issuing the Safety Notice is its belief there is a need to: …
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Independence County Silica Sand Processing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Select Sands America Corp. (“Select Sands”) entered into a July 22nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See LIS No. 21-074. The CAO provides that…
Power Purchase Agreements/Wind Farms: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Default/Termination
The United States Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (“Eighth Circuit”) addressed in an August 24th Opinion a dispute involving electric power purchase agreements (“PPAs”). See Laredo Ridge Wind, LLC, et al. v. Nebraska Public Power District, No. 20-1956. The issue involved whether the PPAs could be…
Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order and Assessment
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued an August 10th Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Om Sharda LLC (“OS”), for an alleged violation of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. See Case No. UST 21-0064. The Order provides that OS is…
Forest Management Workshop: Brittan Stancil (Arkansas Department of Agriculture - Forestry Division) Beaver Watershed Virtual Presentation
The Beaver Watershed Alliance (“BWA”) has scheduled a “Virtual Forestry Management Workshop for Landowners” (“Workshop”) for September 8th. BWA’s Daniel Hagood states that the Workshop: . . . will be a great opportunity for landowners with any amount of forested land to learn about enhancing…