Renewable Energy/Application of Fire Codes to Battery Systems: Law Firm Blog Notes Massachusetts Fire Appeals Board Decision
The Foley Hoag LLP Energy & Climate Counsel blog published a post on May 26th titled: Hot Question for Energy Storage Answered by Massachusetts Fire Appeals Board (“Foley Post”) The Foley Post addresses a May 11th Massachusetts Fire Appeals Board (“Mass Board”) decision applying the state’s…
Brownfields/Arkansas: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Chicot County and Western Arkansas Planning & Development District Grants
The Region 6 Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced two Brownfield grants related to Arkansas. EPA is providing $300,000 to each of the following public entities: Chicot County, Arkansas Western Arkansas Planning & Development District Many states…
Section 401/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Intention to Reconsider Final Rule Addressing Certification
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the June 2nd Federal Register its Notice of Intent to Reconsider and Revise the Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule. See 86 Fed. Reg. 29541. EPA states that the purpose of revising the Certification Rule is to…
Expiration of Arkansas' Public Health Emergency
Since the COVID-19 public health emergency was initiated in Arkansas in March 2020, Governor Asa Hutchinson has repeatedly renewed the emergency order, maintaining the public health emergency for fourteen (14) months. However, Governor Hutchinson has declared that he will not renew the current…
Medical Marijuana/Employment-Safety Issues for the Oil/Gas Industry: May 26th Arkansas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Presentation
My law firm colleague Nate Read and I undertook a presentation at the May 26th virtual meeting of the Arkansas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners (“AIPRO”) The presentation was titled: Medical Marijuana: Employment/Safety Issues for the Oil and Gas Industry (“Presentation”) The focus of the…