The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Jasper, Arkansas entered into a December 4th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a...more
Powerful pumps that supply much of California’s population with water have killed several thousand threatened and endangered fish this year, prompting environmental groups to demand that state and federal agencies take...more
PFAS contamination in drinking water is under increasing regulatory scrutiny, not only from the EPA and other federal agencies, but state regulatory bodies across the country. The latest development comes from North Carolina,...more
It seems that not a day goes by without another news story bringing Arizona to the forefront of a national dialogue about water security in a time of drought, changing climate, and growing population. This article is Part 6...more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Franklin Ready-Mix Concrete, Inc., (“Franklin”) entered into a March 9th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of NS Code Ann. 49-17-29 (2)(a)....more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Enforcement - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and White Rock Oil & Gas, LLC, (“White Rock”) entered into an August 25th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Melbourne, Arkansas, (“Melbourne”) entered into a March 31st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more
House Bill 4116 directs the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to identify sources of pollutants and develop strategies to reduce pollutants in order to respond to harmful algal blooms. HB 4116 also directs the...more
On June 27, 2019, the Michigan Science Advisory Workgroup (the Workgroup) issued its Health-Based Drinking Water Value Recommendations for PFAS in Michigan. In late March 2019, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the formation of...more
The states of Arkansas and Oklahoma announced on November 14th the execution of a document titled: Memorandum of Agreement by and Between the Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment, the Oklahoma Secretary of...more
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) issued a news release announcing the development of a new water data portal. LDEQ describes it as a “forward-thinking, user-friendly approach to water data....more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressed the State of North Carolina’s (i.e., North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality [“NDEQ”]) reclassification of the Lower Cape Fear River (“LCFR”) as...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a July 13th document titled: Approach for Development of National Water Program Core Measures (“Document”)...more
The Environmental Council of the States (“ECOS”) has made available a number of state case studies addressing what it describes as two priority contaminants for which the states struggle to communicate the risks. The two...more
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) will hold its annual Water Seminar on April 18th. The seminar will be held in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the Holiday Inn – Airport....more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) announced that the Arkansas Nutrient Water Quality Trading Advisory Panel (“Panel”) will hold a telephone conference at 1:30 p.m. on December 14th. ADEQ states the...more