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Construction and Demolition Debris/Flow Control: Federal Court Addresses Challenge to King County, Washington Ordinance
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
A United States District Court (W.D. Washington) (“Court”) addressed in a January 14th Order a challenge to certain provisions of a solid waste flow control ordinance (“Ordinance”). See Skycorp LTD v. King County, 2021 WL 135846. The provisions of the Ordinance being challenged involve the disposal…
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93rd Arkansas General Assembly: Energy Source of a Utility Service/Discrimination Prohibited
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The 93rd Arkansas General Assembly convened for regular session on January 11th. The pre-filing of bills and resolutions began on November 16th. Senate Bill 137 (“SB 137”) has been filed whose purpose is stated to: . . . prohibit discrimination on the basis of the energy source of a utility…
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Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Illinois Village Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the Village of Oak Park, Illinois (“Oak Park”) entered into a January 8th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”). See R5-UST-21-001-AC. The ESA addresses an alleged violation of the federal Underground Storage Tank Regulations. The…
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404 Nationwide Permits/Clean Water Act: Little Rock District/U.S. Corps of Engineers Public Notices Nationwide Permit Revisions
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Little Rock District (“District”) of the United States Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) issued a public notice on January 14th announcing the final rule that revised and renewed certain nationwide permits (“NWPs”) under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. A post describing the NWP rule can be found…
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Recycling Strategy: Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Comments
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (“IRSI”) submitted October 2nd comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on the agency’s draft National Recycling Strategy (“Strategy”). EPA released the Strategy for comment on October 5th. The Strategy is described by EPA as…
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