Six environmental organizations submitted an April 15th Petition to the Alabama Environmental Management Commission to amend Ala. (ADEM) Admin. Code Chap. 335-6-10, Appendix A....more
5/8/2025
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17 State Attorney Generals filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts against the Trump Administration (including various...more
5/7/2025
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Clean Energy ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Offshore Wind ,
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ,
Renewable Energy ,
State Attorneys General ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power
The Conservation Law Foundation (“CLF”) and Twin Rivers Technologies (“TRT”) entered into a March 30th Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. See No....more
5/6/2025
/ Air Pollution ,
Air Quality Standards ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Water Act ,
Consent Decrees ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Violations ,
Manufacturers ,
NPDES ,
Pollution Control ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Water Pollution ,
Water Quality
The United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held an April 25th hearing titled:
Assuring Abundant, Reliable American Energy to Power Innovation (“Hearing”)....more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Gold Medal Service (“GMS”) entered into an April 7th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Clean Air Act regulations 40...more
The Federal Highway Administration (“FHA”) published a final rule that repeals the requirement that state Departments of Transportation (“DOTs”) and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (“MPOs”) undertake certain greenhouse...more
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued an April 23rd news release stating that a federal judge in Oregon sentenced two companies responsible for the operation of the J.H. Baxter wood treatment facility in...more
The Court of Appeals of Tennessee (“Court”) addressed in an April 22nd Opinion an issue arising out of the right to provide water services in a particular area. See MILCROFTON UTILITY DISTRICT OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE...more
The Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) transmitted April 4th testimony to the United States Senate Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Other Related Agencies Appropriation Committee addressing FY 2026...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Utah County, Utah entered into an April 23rd Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. See Docket No. CWA-08-2025-0008....more
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (“PEER”) issued an April 29th news release stating that a:
…network of federal centers tracking stream flow for flood warnings and drought management as well as water...more
Act 578 has been signed by the Governor which would authorize the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission (“NRC”) to issue certain general obligation bonds.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a news release stating that it is proposing to impose penalties against Bio-Lab Inc. (“BLI”).
The news release states that OSHA determined that the BLI...more
House Bill 569 has been submitted to the General Assembly of North Carolina which is styled:
AN ACT TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS OF NORTH CAROLINA FROM DRINKING WATER CONTAMINATED BY GENX AND OTHER PFAS COMPOUNDS....more
Andrew Riggs (“Plaintiff”) filed an April 24th Complaint in the Faulkner County, Arkansas Circuit Court alleging personal injuries when to what is described as a 21700 lithium-ion battery exploded. See 23CV-25-965....more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a news release announcing the Clean Water State Revolving Fund’s George F. Ames Performance and Innovation in the SRF Creating Environmental Success (“PISCES”)...more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and JS, LLC (“JS”) entered into a February 19th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Construction Stormwater General Permit. See Order No. 7459...more
The American Public Power Association (“APPA”) announced the public power utilities that earned the Reliable Public Power Provider (“RP3”) designation.
APPA states that this designation is provided to public power...more
One hundred environmental organizations transmitted an April 21st letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator asking that the federal agency:
…maintain and promptly implement a vital,...more
Three individuals (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed on April 18th a class action Complaint (“Complaint”) against Eco-Vista, LLC (“Eco-Vista”), in the Circuit Court of Washington County, Arkansas. See 72CV-25-1748....more
4/25/2025
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Landfills ,
Negligence ,
Nuisance ,
Pollution Control ,
Waste Management
The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released on April 22nd a report titled: Artificial Intelligence:
Generative AI's Environmental and Human Effects (“Report”).
See GAO-25-107172....more
4/25/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Collection ,
Environmental Policies ,
GAO ,
Government Agencies ,
Machine Learning ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Technology
The Environmental Council of the States (“ECOS”) has released a report titled:
ECOS Compendium of State PFAS Actions (“Compendium”). ...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Fletcher Petroleum CO., LLC (“Fletcher”) entered into a March 26th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Consent Order No....more
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in an April 8th Interpretive Letter a question regarding the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to the use of United...more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and CPJ, LLC (“CPJ”) entered into a March 24th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a stormwater permit. See Order No. 7468 25....more