Kori Andrews
KDOW to Host the Spring 2013 Mississippi River Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force
-April 17, 2013
The Mississippi River Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force is holding their Spring 2013 Public Meeting in Louisville, KY on April 18th, 2013. The Task Force includes 5 federal agencies and 12 state agencies and was established in 1997 to “reduce and control hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico.” In 2008 the Task Force […]
Update on Federal Stormwater Issues
-April 3, 2013
This year, we’ve seen an onslaught of court cases involving stormwater. For those of you keeping track, here’s a brief summary: Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center: The Supreme Court ruled that USEPA properly interpreted reguions in determining that stormwater flow from logging roads does not require an NPDES permit. Los Angeles County Flood Control […]
Stormwater Runoff from Logging Roads is not a Point Source
-March 22, 2013
Stormwater is an important issue these days, and there is no better place in which the push and shove can be seen than the court system. The most recent U.S. Supreme Court case in which stormwater takes front and center is Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center (NEDC). In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that runoff from […]
Changes to NEPA – Could the Process Be Getting Easier?
-March 20, 2013
Recently released by the Council on Environmental Quality and the Council on Historic Preservation is a Handbook addressing integration of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Encouragingly, the stated purpose of the handbook is to achieve more efficient reviews under NEPA. The handbook offers only guidance and advice […]
Greater Louisville Inc.’s Energy & Environment Committee Update
-March 13, 2013
The GLI Energy & Environment Committee meets once per month and SMG regularly attends. Each month, various subcommittees report on air, waste, water and energy efficiency. The meeting also included a legislative update from GLI’s lobbyist. Several highlights from the March 2013 meeting include: APCD has issued a public notice for draft regulations pertaining to fees […]
Economic Development Bills of Interest
-March 1, 2013
Smith Management Group is actively involved in the Kentucky Association for Economic Development (KAED). One area of SMG’s involvement is with the group’s Public Policy Committee, which brings attention various bills of importance to economic development in the Commonwealth. In addition to the environmental and energy related bills that SMG tracks in the weekly Legislative Updates, SMG follows […]