The SECURE Act and the RMD: Now's the Time to Review Your Retirement Account Trust Beneficiary Designations
February 10, 2020
by Christopher T. Rogers
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the “SECURE Act”) was signed into law on December 20, 2019, with a January 1, 2020 effective date. Although mostly designed to provide additional flexibility in creating and administering retirement accounts, the SECURE Act’s…
Strengthening Community Recycling Programs/Challenges and Opportunities: February 5th U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Hearing
February 10, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations held a February 5th hearing titled: Strengthening community Recycling Programs: Challenges and Opportunities (“Hearing”) Witnesses addressed a variety of…
Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction/Texas: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Withdrawal of 2015 Finding of Substantial Inadequacy of Texas State Plan
Region 6 of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”, collectively “EPA Region 6”) announced in a February 7, 2020 Federal Register that it was finalizing action to withdraw the 2015 Startup, Shutdown and Malfunction (“SSM”) state implementation plan (“SIP”) call as it pertains to…
Abatement Issues Associated with Historic Properties: Justin Dixon (Snyder Environmental) February 13th Little Rock, Arkansas Quapaw Quarter Association Presentation (Reminder)
February 10, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Mr. Justin Dixon of Snyder Environmental will undertake a presentation at the Quapaw Quarter Association (“QQA”) titled: Abatement Issues Associated with Historic Properties (“Presentation”) The Presentation is subtitled: Or, Removing Asbestos and Other Hazardous Materials from Historic…
Central North Dakota Water Supply Project: Missouri Files Federal District Court Action Alleging Administrative Procedure Act/National Environmental Policy Act Violations
The Missouri Attorney General and Missouri Department of Natural Resources (collectively, “Missouri”) filed a Complaint in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri on February 5th against: · United States Department of the Interior–Bureau of Reclamation · United States…