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Engineering Firm/Landfill Acquisition Contract: Texas Appellate Court Addresses Governmental Immunity Issue
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Court of Appeals of Texas (“Court”) addressed in a December 16th Opinion an issue arising out of litigation between an engineering firm and a Texas city related to a contract associated with services to obtain a landfill permit. The Court was asked to determine whether the Texas city was immune…
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Draft National Recycling Strategy: Solid Waste Association of North America Comments
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Solid Waste Association of North America (“SWANA”) submitted December 4th comments on the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) draft document titled: National Recycling Strategy (“Strategy”) See Docket No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2020-0462. SWANA describes itself as: . . . an…
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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Saline County Sewer Improvement District 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 Pleasant Oaks Sewer Improvement District #31 (“Pleasant Oaks”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”). See LIS No. 20-191. The CAO provides that Pleasant Oaks operates a non-municipal…
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The Benefit of Achieving Tier III Classification for Marijuana and Cannabis Related Businesses
Category: Business
In 2020 the legal segment of the marijuana industry exceeded $10 billion dollars in the United States with California alone generating $3.1 billion in sales in 2019, and Colorado in a close second at $1.6 billion. With the solidified foothold the industry has gained in the marketplace and the sheer…
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Section 401/Clean Water Act: Federal Court Addresses EPA Dismissal Motion Related to Challenge to Certification Rule
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States District Court (Eastern District of Pennsylvania) (“Court”) addressed in a December 18th Opinion and Order (collectively “Order”) the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) Motion to Dismiss a Complaint filed by the Delaware Riverkeeper Network (“Riverkeeper”)…
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