Petroleum/Spill Release: Texarkana, Arkansas, Retail Motor Fuel Operator Files Cost Recovery Action
Pilot Travel Centers, LLC, (“Pilot”) on June 14th filed a Complaint in Miller County, Arkansas, Circuit Court addressing an alleged spill of diesel fuel. The Complaint seeks a recovery of certain costs from Fed-Ex Ground Package System, Inc., (“Fed-Ex”), Triple G, LLC, an individual and three John…
State Assumption Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act: Environmental Council of the States Proposed Amendments
The Environmental Council of the States (“ECOS”) transmitted a June 26th letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee proposing amendments to Section 404 of…
National Environmental Policy Act: Council on Environmental Quality Issues Final Revisions
The Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) on July 15th promulgated for the first time in 40 years revisions to the regulations that implement the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). CEQ was established in 1970 (as part of the Executive Office of the President) with its duties including…
2020 American Water Works Association Exemplary Source Water Protection Awards: Beaver Water District Named Large Source Water System Winner
The American Water Works Association (“AWWA”) announced the three winners of its 2020 Exemplary Source Water Protection Award. The Beaver Water District (“BWD”) in Arkansas was named the Large Source Water System winner. A large source water system serves 501,000 persons or more. BWD, a wholesale…
Wind Energy: The Nature Conservancy Develops "Site Wind Right" Map
The Nature Conservancy (“TNC”) announced on July 6th it has developed what it denominates the Site Wind Right Map (“Map”) related to the deployment of wind energy. The Map is described as an interactive online tool that uses GIS technology with data from more than 100 data sets addressing: Wind…