Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks – September Meeting Agenda
September 17, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
As noted in previous blog posts, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks for certain corrective actions and third-party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks meets monthly…
American Clean Power Association: Clean Power Quarterly Market Report/Q2
September 17, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The American Clean Power Association (“ACP”) has issued a document titled: CLEAN POWER QUARTERLY - Market Report/Q2 2025 (“Q2 Report”). The press release announcing the Q2 Report is titled: ...Federal Chaos Sparks Warning Signs for Clean Energy Investment, According to Q2 Data. The Q2 Report…
Insurance Endorsements to Support Climate-Ready Residential Rebuilding Post-Disaster: Environmental Defense Fund Report
September 16, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Environmental Defense Fund (“EDF”) issued a report titled: Insurance Endorsements to Support Climate-Ready Residential Rebuilding Post-Disaster (“Report”). Authors of the Report include: Carolyn Kousky EDF Associate Vice President, Economics and Policy Analysis Talley Burley EDF…
Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order Addressing City of Brownsville Public Works
September 16, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a September 2nd Proposed Order and Assessment to the City of Brownsville, Tennessee Public Works for alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. Brownsville is stated to be the registered…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Fort Smith Asphalt Paving Mixture/Block Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
September 16, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc. (“Emery”) entered into a July 16th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a General Air Permit. See LIS No. 25-058. The facility is stated to…