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Air Enforcement/Citizen Suit Action: Environmental Organizations File Judicial Action Against Operators of Gunnison County, Colorado Coal Mine
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Four environmental organizations (collectively “Sierra Club”) filed a May 12th Complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado (“Court”) against Mountain Coal Company, and Arch Coal Inc. (“MCC”). The organizations filing the Complaint include: Wildearth Guardians Sierra…
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Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: May 27, 2020 Meeting (Teleconference)
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
As noted in a previous blog post, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks that suffer corrective action requirements and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks…
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COVID-19 Utility and Water Sector Organization Impact: American Water Works Association Releases Survey
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The American Water Works Association (“AWWA”) released a survey titled: COVID-19 Utility and Water Sector Organization Impact Survey (“Survey”) The Survey was undertaken from April 17th – 22nd. The purpose of the Survey was to gauge the impact of COVID-19 and other actions being taken to manage…
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Toxic Substances Control Act Risk Evaluation User Fees: American Coatings Association and other Organizations Submit Request to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Deferral
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The American Coatings Association and six other organizations submitted an April 30th request to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) requesting a deferral of the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) risk evaluation user fees it assesses. The other organizations authoring the…
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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Randolph County Poultry Processing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Peco Foods, Inc. (“PFI”) entered into an April 14th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”)…
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