10th Annual Arkansas Environmental Policy Summit: Conway/February 20th - REMINDER
February 12, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The 10th Annual Arkansas Environmental Policy Summit (“Summit”) will be held in Conway, Arkansas on February 20th. The Summit will be held at Worsham Hall at Hendrix College from 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. The Summit is described as a: … one-day event designed to bring together activists, regulators…
Brownfield/Transitional Renewable Energy Certificates: New Jersey Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to Application Denial
February 11, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Co-Author Stephanie Wallace-Wolf The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division (“Court”), considered in a December 29th Opinion an issue under New Jersey’s Transition Incentive Program. See Matter of Kober Solar Auto Parts, Inc., No. A-0424-24, 2025 WL 3749872 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Dec…
Waters of the United States/Clean Water Act: Associated General Contractors of America Comments on U.S. EPA Proposed Rule
February 11, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Associated General Contractors of America (“AGC”) submitted January 5th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (collectively, “Corps”) on the proposed rule to revise the definition of “Waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”)…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Garland Enter into Consent Administrative Order
February 11, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and the City of Garland, Arkansas (“Garland”) entered into a January 9th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination…
Waste Disposal/Alleged Future Damages: Federal Court (Mississippi) Addresses Landfill Owners' Judicial Action Against Generator
February 10, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
A United States Federal District Court (N.D. Miss.) (“Court”) addressed in a February 4th Memorandum Opinion an issue arising out of the past disposal of remediated soils and associated materials into a landfill. See LEFLORE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS v. MERITOR, INC., ET AL, 2026 WL 297969. The…