U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training: Environmental Crimes Case Bulletin/October – November 2019
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training publishes an environmental Case Crimes Bulletin (“Bulletin”) that summarizes publicized investigative activity and adjudicated cases supported by EPA Criminal Investigation Division…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Black Rock Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Black Rock, Arkansas (“Black Rock”) entered into a December 19th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge…
Products Liability Series: What is Arkansas' Law on Joint and Several Liability?
Arkansas limits a judgment against a defendant to no more than its proportional share of the damages. In other words, damages are allocated to a defendant in direct proportion to that defendant’s percentage of fault. For example, when a product manufacturer and a product seller are found to be 10%…
Modernizing the Natural Gas Act: February 5th U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy & Commerce Hearing
The Subcommittee on Energy of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on February 5th titled: Modernizing the Natural Gas Act to Ensure it Works for Everyone (“Hearing”) The focus of the Hearing included: Natural Gas Rates Pipeline Siting Under the…
Clean Air Act Title V Petitions to Object: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Finalizes Rule Revisions
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in a February 5th Federal Register Notice issued a final rule that states it: . . . revises its regulations to streamline and clarify processes related to submission and review of Title V petitions. The 1990 amendments to the Clean Air…