Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Department of Environmental Quality and Phillips County Improvement District Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Southland Improvement District (“SID”) entered into a December 19th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination…
Arkansas Solid Waste Management Industry: Waste Corporation of America Announces Acquisition of Central Arkansas Recycling Disposal Services, LLC
WCA Waste Corporation (“WCA”) announced in a January 14th news release it acquired the Little Rock Division of Central Arkansas Recycling and Disposal Services, LLC (“CARDS”). WCA describes itself as a vertically integrated, non-hazardous solid-waste services company. The company operates in the…
2020 Sources of New Electric Generating Capacity: U.S. Energy Information Administration Projects Predominance of Wind and Solar
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a January 14th report titled: New Electric Generating Capacity in 2020 Will Come Primarily from Wind and Solar (“Report”) EIA states that its most recent inventory of electric generators indicates that 76% of capacity that will…
FG LA LLC Plastics Facility/St. James Parish: Environmental Organizations File Federal District Challenge Alleging U.S. Corps of Engineers Violation of Environmental Statutes in Authorizing Proposed Petrochemical Complex
The Center for Biological Diversity, Health Gulf, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, and Rise St. James (collectively “CBD”) filed a January 15th Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) against the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) challenging the issuance of certain…
Environmental Insights Webinar/Affordable Clean Energy Rule: Stuart Spencer (Mitchell Williams Law Firm) - January 29th
Stuart Spencer of the Mitchell Williams Law Firm’s Little Rock, Arkansas office will be presenting a free one-hour Environmental Insights webinar on the United States Environmental Protection Agency Affordable Clean Energy Rule (“ACE”). The webinar will be held on Wednesday, January 29th from 12:00…