IRS Announces Settlement Program for Certain Syndicated Conservation Easement Cases Docketed in the Tax Court
In News Release 2020-130 issued yesterday, the IRS Office of Chief Counsel announced a time-limited settlement offer for certain taxpayers with pending docketed Tax Court cases involving syndicated conservation easement transactions. Taxpayers eligible for this settlement offer will be notified…
Solar Energy/Project Development: Federal Court Addresses Breach of Contract Claim
Co-Author: Scout Snowden The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (“Court”) in a June 4th Opinion and Order (“Opinion”) addressed a contractual dispute involving a solar energy generating project. See DK LIPA LLC v. SB Energy Holdings, LLC, et al., 2020 WL 3000383. The…
Black Butte Copper Mine/Montana Department of Environmental Quality: Trout Unlimited Complaint for Declaratory Relief Challenging Issuance of Environmental Permits
Trout Unlimited and four other environmental organizations filed a June 4th Complaint for Declaratory Relief (“Complaint”) in the Montana Fourteenth Judicial District Court (Meagher County) challenging the Montana Department of Environmental Quality’s (“MDEQ”) approval of a permit application for…
U.S. Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) Public Notices 404 Application: Proposed Hot Springs, Arkansas, Commercial/Multifamily Project
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) (Vicksburg District) public noticed a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit application for a project in Hot Springs, Arkansas. See Application No. MVK-2020-92. The Corps Notice states that Riverpointe Development, LLC, submitted an application for a…
Revisions to Petition Provisions of Title V Permitting Procedures: Will Montgomery (Associate Director - Air - Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality) Arkansas Environmental Federation Webinar Presentation
William K. Montgomery (“Will”) and Stuart Spencer undertook presentations as part of the Air Section of the Arkansas Environmental Federation webinar series addressing Title V of the Clean Air Act on June 18th. Will serves as Associate Director of the Office of Air Quality at the Arkansas…