The organization American Rivers has issued its annual list of what it describes as “America’s Most Endangered Rivers”.
The organization, American Rivers, describes itself as:
...championing a national effort to...more
The Massachusetts Attorney General (“AG”) on behalf of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts filed on October 16th a civil action in the Superior Court alleging that:
…Feedback Earth, Inc. (“Feedback Earth”) is generating...more
1/14/2025
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has announced the issuance of a December 17, 2024 report titled:
Water Affordability Needs Assessment: Report to Congress (“Report”)....more
1/13/2025
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The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials Document (“ASTSWMO”) has produced a document titled:
Quick Reference Guide Community Considerate Cleanups (“Guide”)....more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) issued a January 8th news release announcing that it will hold stakeholder meetings across Arkansas:
…for better understanding...more
1/10/2025
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The 95th Arkansas General Assembly will convene on January 13th.
Bill filing began on November 15th.
Representative Ennett of District 80 in Little Rock introduced House Bill 1073....more
Ten national organizations that represent state, tribal, and local partners transmitted a January 6th letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency Transition Team offering assistance to the second Trump...more
1/9/2025
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The Superior Court of Connecticut (“Court”) in a December 20th Memorandum of Trial Decision (“Memorandum”) addressed an issue arising out of the proposed sale of an industrial facility. See Candor Capital LLC v. Leeder Realty...more
The National Association for PET Container Resources (“NAPCOR”) issued a document titled:
2023 PET RECYCLING REPORT (“Report”). ...more
The Recycling Materials Association (“ReMA”) and 67 other organizations sent a November 19th letter to the following U.S. House of Representatives and Senate leaders supporting the advancement of the Recycling Infrastructure...more
The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Energy and Environment Cabinet and Louisville Metro Air and Pollution Control District (collectively, “Kentucky”) filed a Complaint in the United States District Court for the Western District of...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued an October 9th Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to RMK LLC. See Case No. FDA24-0044. RMK is stated to be the owner of two underground storage...more
The 9th Annual Arkansas Environmental Policy Summit (“Summit”) will be held on November 8th in Conway, Arkansas. ...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a September 2024 document titled:
Fact Sheet on Clean Cellulosic Biomass and Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials Determinations (“Fact Sheet”)....more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has issued a report titled:
Our Nation’s Air: Trends Through 2023 (“Report”).
The purpose of the annual Report is to track trends in air quality and emissions...more
The National Waste & Recycling Association (“NWRA”) submitted July 2nd comments to the United State Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressing the proposed rule styled: Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) in...more
The Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a June 25th Order denying a petition objecting to the issuance of a Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit (“Permit”) for the CF Industries...more
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and Connectors Castings, Inc. (“CCI”) entered into a June 13th Administrative Order on Consent (“Order”) addressing alleged violation of the Missouri Air Regulations. See...more
A report undertaking a 50-state review of renewable energy siting policies has been published titled:
Laws in Order: An Inventory of State Renewable Energy Siting Policies (“Report”)...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced what it describes as the:
Water System Restructuring Assessment Rule (“WSRA”).
The WSRA is described as outlining a framework for states, public...more
Twenty Attorneys General (including Arkansas) filed a judicial challenge on May 21st in the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota to the Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) rule...more
The Louisiana State Legislature has passed legislation titled:
Louisiana Community Air Monitoring Reliability Act (“Monitoring Act”) The Monitoring Act awaits a decision by Louisiana’s Governor....more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Los Robles Hospital Medical Center (“ Los Robles”) entered into a March 27th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing an alleged violation of the Federal...more
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin and 24 other state Attorney Generals filed on May 9th a Petition for Review (“Petition”) in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia challenging the recent rule...more
Two individuals filed a Petition for Review (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“Board”) challenging an Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) Class II-D...more