Arkansas Environmental Personnel Moves: Julie Linck Named Chief Administrator of the Environment of the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment
Ms. Julie Linck has been appointed by Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson to serve as Chief Administrator of the Environment of the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (“E&E”). The Chief Administrator has statutory signatory authority for all federally delegated environmental programs except…
Wind/Utility Solar/Battery Storage Power Capacity: American Clean Power Association Clean Power Annual Report Issued
The American Clean Power Association (“ACPA”) released what it titles its first “Clean Power Annual Report” (“Report”. The Report is stated to indicate that wind, utility solar, and battery storage power capacity in the United States exceeded 1870 gigawatts (“GW”). Other statistics cited in the…
Semiannual Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions Published: Projected U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Activities
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released the Semiannual Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (“Agenda”) in a July 30th Federal Register Notice. See 86 Fed. Reg. 41276. The Agenda includes information addressing: EPA regulations in the Semiannual Agenda that are…
Pennsylvania Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Fund/Registration Fees: Pennsylvania Court Addresses Eligibility Issue
A Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania (“Court”) addressed in an August 5th Opinion an issue arising under the Pennsylvania Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Fund. See Shrom v. Pennsylvania Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Board, 2021 WL 3411473. The question considered was whether the…
Release Reporting/CERCLA Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Louisville, Kentucky, Food Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Ferrara Candy Company (“FCC”) entered into an August 2nd Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) and Emergency Planning and Community…