PROPOSED REVISIONS TO ARKANSAS POLLUTION CONTROL AND ECOLOGY COMMISSION REGULATIONS 18, 19 AND 26: ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Author: Walter G. Wright As noted in previous blog posts, the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality has proposed various revisions to Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Regulations No. 18, 19 and 26. These regulations address various air permitting and pollution control…
EPA ISSUES NATIONAL WATER PROGRAM 2012 STRATEGY: RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Author: Walter G. Wright The federal Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") has issued a document titled National Water Program 2012 Strategy: Response to Climate Change ("Strategy"). The Strategy addresses climate change in the context of EPA water programs. The agency states that the Strategy…
PRICE GOUGING/TRANSPORTATION: ARKANSAS GOVERNOR BEEBE DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY
Author: Walter G. Wright The Arkansas Oil Marketers Association ("AOMA") has sent out an alert that Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe has declared a state of emergency in Arkansas through January 11, 2013. The Association notes that the declaration "exempt(s) any motor carrier or driver operating a…
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS: DID A GENERAL RELEASE BAR CLAIMS RELATED TO ALLEGED WETLAND DELINEATION ERRORS?
Author: Walter G. Wright Riverbend Community, LLC, et al v. Green Stone Engineering, LLC, 2012 Del. LEXIS 547 (October 17, 2012) addressed whether a general release barred various claims for an alleged mistake in a wetlands delineation. Riverbend Community, LLC and Parkway Gravel ("Riverbend")…