Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Garland County Improvement District Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Mountain Top Suburban Improvement District (“Mountain Top”) entered into an April 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution…
First Look: Select Tax Provisions in the Proposed American Families Plan
On April 28, President Biden announced the American Families Plan. The American Families Plan is touted as an investment in America’s children and families – helping families cover basic expenses that so many struggle with now, lowering health insurance premiums and continuing reductions in child…
Arkansas Petroleum Industry Developments: Offen Petroleum Acquires Petromark, Inc.
The publication CSP Magazine announced in a May 6th article by Greg Lindenberg that Offen Petroleum (“Offen”) is acquiring the business assets of Petromark, Inc. (“Petromark”). Both Offen and Petromark are motor fuel distributors. Petromark is based in Harrison, Arkansas. The company includes a…
Sustainability Progress: International Council of Forest & Paper Association Releases 2020-2021 Report
The International Council of Forest & Paper Association (“ICFPA”) released its biennial sustainability report titled: 2020-2021 Sustainability Progress Report (“Report”) The ICFPA describes itself as serving as a forum for global dialogue, coordination and cooperation among 18 pulp, paper, wood…
Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order and Assessment for Knoxville Facility
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a proposed April 27th Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Mapco Express, Inc. (“Mapco”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) rules. See Case No. UST 21-0029. The Order provides that…