Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Frac Tanks
December 18, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a December 8th Interpretive Letter the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to bulk containers commonly known as “frac tanks.” PHMSA was responding to a June 23rd query from the…
Surface Water Flow/Adjacent Property Owner: Drew County, Arkansas Circuit Court Action Filed Alleging Nuisance/Trespass/Negligence
December 18, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
BKB, LLC (“BKB”) filed on December 15th a Complaint for Damages and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) against JMG Investments, Inc. (“JMG”) alleging certain causes of action related to movement of surface water between the adjacent properties. See Case No. Cv-25-292. The adjacent properties are…
Water Quality Criteria/Ammonia: Missouri Department of Natural Resources Schedules Open Houses to Discuss Variance
December 18, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) has scheduled a number of open houses to: … to assist communities with domestic wastewater treatment lagoons pre-file for discharger-specific variances from proposed ammonia criteria. MDNR staff is stated to be available at the events to help…
Bottleneck to Breakthrough/Permitting Blueprint to Build: National Petroleum Council Report
December 17, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The National Petroleum Council’s (“NPC”) Committee on Oil and Natural Gas Infrastructure Permitting issued a December 3rd draft report titled: Bottleneck to Breakthrough: A Permitting Blueprint to Build (“Report”). NPC describes the Report as providing: … practical solutions to modernize…
Renewable Energy/Secretary of Interior Elevated Review Memorandum: Bentonville & Russellville, Arkansas and 141 Other Solar Companies Letter to Senate/House Staff Expressing Concern
December 17, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
143 solar companies transmitted a December 4th letter to the United States Senate and House of Representatives leadership addressing a July 15th Memorandum from the Secretary of Interior related to review of wind and solar energy projects. Two Arkansas companies, Good Faith Solar of Bentonville and…
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