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Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Approves Six Additional Projects (Including Arkansas)
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (“NRCS”) announced that it is investing $28 million in six new Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership (“WREP”) projects and four ongoing ones. NRCS states that the projects: . . . enable conservation partners and…
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Blytheville Steel Mill Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit Renewal: Request for Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Review
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Nucor-Yamato Steel Company (“NYS”) filed a March 16th Request for Commission Review and Adjudicatory Hearing (“Request”) before the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”). The Request challenges a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”)…
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93rd Arkansas General Assembly/Auxiliary Containers: Municipalities/Counties Prohibited from Restricting Use
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The 93rd Arkansas General Assembly convened for regular session on January 11th. House Bill 1704 (“HB 1704”) would prohibit municipalities and counties from restricting the use of “auxiliary containers” except in specified circumstances. The bill was introduced by Representative Ray and Senator D…
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Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act: Federal Legislation Proposed to Provide Tax Credits for Standalone Storage Technologies
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Federal legislation has been introduced that would provide that standalone storage projects are eligible for the investment tax credit (“ITC”). The legislation is titled the “Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act” (“Act”). Companion legislation has been introduced in both the United…
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Wastewater/Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Mobile County Cement Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Order
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Holcim (US) Inc. (“Holcim”) entered into a February 26th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit and Major Source Operating permit (“Air…
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