The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and City of Garland, Arkansas (“Garland”) entered into a January 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued on July 11th a document titled:
2017 Potable Reuse Compendium (“Compendium”)
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The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Shuqualak Lumber Company, Inc., Planer Mill Division (“SLC”) entered into a December 4th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit and...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) announced it is accepting nominations for two environmental awards.
The awards are:
Environmental Stewardship (“ENVY”) Award...more
2/2/2018
/ Department of Environmental Quality ,
Energy Conservation ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Review ,
Incentive Awards ,
Pollution Control ,
Public Improvement Projects ,
Recycling ,
State and Local Government ,
Watershed
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Tennessee Valley Authority (“TVA”) entered into a January 23rd Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violation of Section 103(a) of the...more
The American Petroleum Institute (“API”) recently announced that Kelly Robbins has been named Executive Director of the Arkansas Petroleum Council (“APC”).
As noted in an October 31st post, long-time APC Executive Director...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a January 12th Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to North Greene Utility District, Incorporated (“NGUD”) regarding alleged violations related to...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency and United States Corps of Engineers (collectively “EPA”) finalized a rule that would add an applicability date to the Obama Administration era revised definition of the Clean...more
Mitchell Williams Law Firm Attorney Allan Gates will undertake a presentation on February 22nd as part of the Beaver Watershed Alliance (“BWA”) Speaker Series titled:
Nutrient Trading and Act 335
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the Town of North Hempstead, New York (“Town”) entered into a January 9th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the federal...more
United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a January 29th news release announcing approval of the State of Arkansas’s Clean Air Act Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (“SIP”).
The approval was...more
California’s Fourth District Court of Appeals considered the validity of the assessment methodology used by the San Bernardino County Assessor to calculate the annual tax on solar properties. See Luz Solar Partner Ltd., III...more
A number of environmental organizations filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”)in the United States District Court for Middle District of Louisiana challenging certain federal permits and...more
1/31/2018
/ Clean Water Act ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Section 404 ,
Sierra Club ,
US Army Corps of Engineers
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Assistant Administrator for Air, William L. Wehrum, issued a January 25th Memorandum rescinding the agency’s Clean Air Act “Once In, Always In” policy....more
C&H Hog Farms, Inc. (“C&H”) filed a January 18th Request for Adjudicatory Hearing and Commission Review (“Request”) challenging the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) denial of an application for a...more
1/30/2018
/ Agricultural Land ,
Agricultural Sector ,
Cattle ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Environmental Policies ,
Farm Animals ,
Farms ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Livestock Protocol ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Waste Management
\Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam announced the appointment of a steering committee to develop a statewide plan (“Plan”) for future water availability in Tennessee....more
Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) Associate Director (Office of Air Quality) Stuart Spencer undertook a January 24th presentation to my University of Arkansas Law School Environmental Law class titled:
...more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Applewhite Recycling Systems LLC (“Applewhite”) entered into a December 20th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a storm water permit. See...more
The United States District Court (Western District of Oklahoma) addressed in a January 11th Order the potential application of the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine to certain documents generated by...more
1/25/2018
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Contaminated Properties ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
FRCP 26 ,
Halliburton ,
Internal Investigations ,
Oil & Gas ,
SIAC ,
Work-Product Doctrine ,
Young Lawyers
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) issued a December 2017 report titled:
Waste Generation and Disposal: Awareness, Management, and Disposal Guidance for Solid Waste...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Bursaw Gas and Oil, Inc. (“BGO”) entered into a December 21st Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act Oil...more
The Supreme Court of New Jersey (Appellate Division) (“Court”) addressed in a December 1st opinion whether the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) issuance of a modified air pollution control operating...more
1/23/2018
/ Air Pollution ,
Clean Air Act ,
Department of Environmental Protection ,
Emergency Response ,
EPCRA ,
National Emissions Standards ,
Notice Requirements ,
Operational Permits ,
Public Comment ,
Title V ,
Toxic Chemicals
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has issued a November 21st document related to contaminated sediment sites titled:
Sample CWA/CERCLA Memorandum of Understanding for Regions, States, Tribes, and...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Dimum, Inc. dba Jade Foods (“DI”) entered into a January 20th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of Arkansas Pollution Control and...more
A United States District Court (Western District Virginia)in a December 26th Memorandum Opinion (“Opinion”) addressed a challenge to a stormwater utility ordinance assessment. See Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. City of...more