Earthjustice submitted a July 28th document to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) styled:
Petition for Emergency Action under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300i and 42 U.S.C. §...more
7/31/2025
/ Contamination ,
Drinking Water ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Lead ,
New York ,
Public Health ,
Safe Drinking Water Act ,
Toxic Chemicals
United States Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Arkansas) has introduced legislation into the United States House of Representatives titled:
Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (“SPEED Act”)....more
The Executive Office of the President of the United States released a July 2025 document titled:
Winning the Race – America’s AI Action Plan (“Action Plan”).
The stated objective of the Action Plan is to ensure the...more
7/30/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Water Act ,
Data Centers ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Infrastructure ,
Innovation ,
National Security ,
NEPA ,
Permits ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Technology Sector
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) filed a June 27th Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA”) related to the Anschutz Equus Farms...more
Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (Pennsylvania) and Tom Suozzi (New York) introduced into the United States House of Representatives legislation styled:
Cultivating Investment in Recycling and Circular Local Economies...more
The Mayor and City Council of Ocean City and the Commissioners of Worcester County, Maryland (collectively, “Petitioners”) filed on July 8th before the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Appeals...more
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) filed a June 6th Petition to Object addressing the Bonanza Explorations’, Inc. Clean Air Act Title V Permit renewal.’
The Petition objects to the renewal of a Title V Operating...more
7/17/2025
/ Air Pollution ,
Arizona ,
Center for Biological Diversity ,
Clean Air Act ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Mining ,
Permits ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Title V
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (“Fifth Circuit”) addressed in a December 24th, 2024 Opinion a challenge to a United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) project alleging violations of the...more
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (“ACEEE”) released a policy brief titled:
Repurposing EV Batteries for Second-Life Stationary Storage: Market Landscape and Key Challenges (“Policy Brief”)....more
The Association of State And Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) released a position paper titled:
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUPERFUND CLEANUP PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS (“Position Paper”)....more
7/11/2025
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Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Solid Waste ,
State and Local Government ,
Superfund ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Waste Management
Metroplan announces on June 27th that its Board of Directors had approved an Energy and Environment Innovation Comprehensive Action Plan (“Plan”). Metroplan states that the plan will be released for public comment starting...more
The Natural Resources Defense Council and National Consumer Law Center (collectively, “NRDC”) have released a June 2025 report titled:
TURN ON THE TAP: INCREASING PARTICIPATION IN WATER AFFORDABILITY PROGRAMS THROUGH DATA...more
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Commission (“NRC”) has released the 2024 Groundwater Protection and Management Report (“Report”)...more
The Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) has identified 14 bills proposing to amend the Clean Water Act pending in the United States House of Representatives.
The bills are described in the ACWA publication...more
The National Municipal Stormwater Alliance (“NMSA”) submitted April 4th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressing the proposed Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination...more
6/19/2025
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Clean Water Act ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Government Agencies ,
Hazardous Substances ,
NPDES ,
Permits ,
PFAS ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) issued a May 30th news release stating that it has:
…certified the state’s first pollutant reduction credits under its Water Quality Trading (“WQT”) program — a...more
The Environmental Defense Fund (“EDF”) and Cornell University issued a report titled:
Driving Loss Reduction Through State-Created Residual Insurance Markets (“Report”)....more
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) issued a May 21st news release stating that it has approved the use of unmanned aircraft systems (i.e., “drones”) to conduct visual inspections of aboveground storage...more
The Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) issued what is titled:
Permitting Technology Action Plan (“PTAP”).
The PTAP is stated to have been developed in consultation with the National Energy Dominance Council and...more
The Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (“ASDWA”) submitted testimony to the United States House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, & Related Agencies....more
The Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) submitted May 15th comments to the Untied States Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ( collectively, “EPA”) regarding potential revisions to...more
5/22/2025
/ Clean Water Act ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Funding ,
Government Agencies ,
NPDES ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands
The Defenders of Wildlife’s Center for Conservation Innovation announced the publication of a paper titled:
Habitat conservation plans under the endangered species act: A comprehensive three-decade analysis (“Paper”)....more
The United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry held a May 13th hearing titled:
Perspectives from the Field, Part 4: Conservation (“Hearing”).
United States Senator John Boozman (Arkansas)...more
The Environmental Defense Fund (“EDF”) announced in a May 8th news release that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released the latest U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory (“GGI”)....more
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) issued an April 28th news release announcing the release of the Final Report on the Community Air Monitoring and Notification System Task Force (“Task Force”)....more