Energy Investment/Production Tax Credits - Safe Harbor: Internal Revenue Service Notice Provides Extension
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued on May 28th Notice 2020-41 titled: Beginning of Construction for Sections 45 and 48; Extension of Continuity Safe Harbor to Address Delays Related to COVID-19 (“Notice”) The Notice modifies prior IRS Notices addressing the beginning of construction…
Arkansas Environmental Federation Land and Sustainability Webinar: Solid and Hazardous Waste/Recycling Administrative/Judicial Developments/2019-2020
I undertook a presentation for the Arkansas Environmental Federation Land and Sustainability Webinars on May 22nd titled: Solid and Hazardous Waste/Recycling Administrative/Judicial Developments: 2019-2020 (“Presentation”) The Presentation addressed a variety of federal and state decisions…
Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Almena, Wisconsin, Municipal Waste Combustion Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (‘EPA”) and Barron County Waste to Energy Facility (“BCWEF”) entered into a May 12th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Clean Air Act. The CAFO provides that BCWEF operates a municipal waste combustion…
I-630 Widening/National Environmental Policy Act: Plaintiffs File Motion for Summary Judgment in U.S. District Court Alleging Violations
Several individuals (collectively “Plaintiffs”) filed a May 26th Motion for Summary Judgment (“Motion”) along with a supporting Brief in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas (“District Court”) alleging that the widening of Interstate Highway 630 in Pulaski County…
Oil and Gas Extraction/Wastewater Management Practices: U.S. EPA Report Summarizing Stakeholder Input
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a May 2020 report titled: Summary of Input on Oil and Gas Extraction Wastewater Management Practices Under the Clean Water Act (“Report”) See EPA-821-S19-001. The Report was prepared by the Engineering and Analysis Division of…