Arkansas Recycling Coalition 2025 Conference and Tradeshow: Hot Springs September 8-10
The Arkansas Recycling Coalition (“ARC”) has announced the dates for its 2025 Conference and Tradeshow. The Conference and Tradeshow will be held September 8-10. ARC states that the Conference/Tradeshow will be held at the Oaklawn Casino Hotel and Events Center. For information regarding Oaklawn…
95th Arkansas General Assembly/Water Permits: Legislation Introduced Tying Permitting to Prior Noncompliance
Senate Bill 557 has been introduced which would provide the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) the authority to deny a: …permit relating to wastewater if the applicant has a history of noncompliance with environmental regulations, whether at…
2024 Biennial ERIS Survey on State Environmental Agency Research Needs: Environmental Research Institute of the States Report
The Environmental Research Institute of the States (“ERIS”) released a report titled: Findings of the 2024 Biennial ERIS Survey on State Environmental Agency Research Needs (“Report”). The Report is a result of a biennial survey of state and territorial (collectively, “State”) environmental…
Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Meridian Rail Services Company Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and CF Rail Services, LLC (“CF”) entered into a March 4th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit. See Order No. 7458 25. The AO states that CF was issued a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit for its rail…
Scaling for Growth/Meeting the Demand for Reliable, Affordable Electricity: U.S. House of Representatives Energy Subcommittee Hearing
The United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy and Commerce held a March 5th hearing entitled: Scaling for Growth: Meeting the Demand for Reliable, Affordable Electricity (“Hearing”). The Subcommittee Chairman (Latta) described the purpose of the Hearing as to discuss: …the…