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PFAS/Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: Arkansas Advocate Article Notes Approval of $1.8 Million Grant for Surface Water Testing
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The publication Arkansas Advocate noted in a May 21st article that the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (“ANRC”): …approved a $1.8 million grant Wednesday to test surface waters for PFAS, the first known statewide effort to catalogue potential contamination from these “forever chemicals.” …
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Crater Lake Newt/Endangered Species Act: Center for Biological Diversity Sixty-day Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Alleged Violation
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) has transmitted a sixty-day notice of intent to sue (“Notice”) to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) for alleged violations of the Endangered Species Act ("ESA"). CBD alleges that the Service has failed to issue a required…
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Wastewater Enforcement: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Proposed Notice of Civil Penalty and Assessment/Order Addressing Mulino Manufacturing Facility
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (“ODEQ”) issued a March 18th Notice of Civil Penalty Assessment and Order (“Notice”) to ASC Sunstone Circuits, LLC (“ASC”) addressing an alleged violation of the Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Permit. See Case…
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PFAS/Biosolids: Washington State Legislature Mandates Testing
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The State of Washington enacted legislation (Senate Bill 5033) mandating certain testing requirements for biosolids utilized in agriculture. The testing requirements addresses per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). Domestic sewage that is transported and conveyed to a wastewater treatment…
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Fiscal Year 2026 U.S. EPA Funding/Association of State Drinking Water Administrators: Testimony to U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, & Related Agencies Appropriations
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (“ASDWA”) submitted testimony to the United States House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, & Related Agencies. The testimony addressed Fiscal Year 2026 funding for the United States Environmental…
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