National Priority List/Superfund: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Listing Decision
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (“Court”) addressed in a November 13th decision a challenge to a United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) decision regarding a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“Superfund”) National…
Commercial Buildings/Energy Efficiency: 27 Advocacy Organizations Letter to President-Elect Biden
Twenty-seven environmental, consumer, business organizations and state energy officials sent a November 23rd letter to President-Elect Biden addressing energy efficiency in commercial buildings. The organizations include: Advanced Energy Economy National Association of State Energy Officials…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Perla Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Perla, Arkansas, (“Perla”) entered into a November 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act. See LIS No…
Title V Permit Renewal Application Considerations: Stuart Spencer (Mitchell Williams Law Firm) Arkansas Environmental Federation Presentation
Stuart Spencer undertook a Zoom presentation on November 19th at the Arkansas Environmental Federation convention titled: Permit Procedures Update: Title V Permit Renewal Application Considerations (“Presentation”) Stuart is a former Associate Director – Air of the Arkansas Department of Energy…
Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts/National Environmental Policy Act: U.S. Department of Transportation Proposed Rule
The United States Department of Transportation (“DOT”) published a November 23rd Federal Register Notice of a proposed rulemaking which is described as updating and codifying: . . . its internal order establishing the responsibilities and procedures for complying with the National Environmental…