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Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Water Act: City of Bentonville, Arkansas, Response to Friends of Little Sugar Creek Notice of Intent to Sue
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
A previous blog post referenced the Friends of Little Sugar Creek (“FOLSC”) transmittal of a Notice of Intent to Sue (“Notice”) to the City of Bentonville, Arkansas (“Bentonville”), alleging violations of the Clean Water Act. The Notice stated that FOLSC intended to file a Clean Water Act citizen…
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Stationary Combustion Engines/New Source Performance Standards: Environmental Defense Fund and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Enter into Consent Decree Addressing Alleged Failure to Undertake Clean Air Act Nondiscretionary Duty
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the June 13th Federal Register a notice that it had entered into a Consent Decree with the Sierra Club and Environmental Defense Fund (collectively “Sierra Club”) resolving a citizen suit action alleging a failure to perform a…
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Safe Drinking Water Act Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order Addressing Moore County Public Water System
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a June 7th proposed Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Metro Moore County Utility Department (“Moore”) addressing alleged violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act. See Case No. DWS23-0016. The Order provides that…
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Mold: Arkansas Court of Appeals Addresses Alleged Breach in Residential Lease Agreements
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Co-Author: Grant Gentry The Arkansas Court of Appeals addressed in a May 24th Opinion an issue involving alleged unsafe conditions at a Helena apartment building. See Angel v. Helena Renaissance 1, L.P., 2023 Ark. App. 297. A concern raised by the tenants was the presence of mold. The question…
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Headwaters Protection Act of 2023: Legislation Introduced in United States Senate Expanding Two United States Forest Service Programs
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Several United States Senators introduced legislation titled: Headwaters Protection Act of 2023 (“Act”) The legislation was introduced by: Senator Michael Bennet Senator Mike Crapo Senator Dianne Feinstein Senator James Risch Senator Ben Ray Luján Senator Mark Kelly Senator John Hickenlooper…
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