The publication Arkansas Advocate noted in a May 21st article that the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (“ANRC”): …approved a $1.8 million grant Wednesday to test surface waters for PFAS, the first known statewide...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) submitted August 26th comments addressing the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) partial disapproval of...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Jones Digital, LLC (“Jones”) entered into an April 5th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) for addressing alleged operating...more
In January 2024, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) released the Virginia Stormwater Management Handbook, Version 1.0 (Handbook). The Handbook provides guidance to implement construction stormwater...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Banks, Arkansas, (“Banks”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Dumas, Arkansas, entered into a January 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and White Rock Oil & Gas Company, LLC (“White Rock”) entered into a January 2nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more
Virginia developers take note: changes to the Virginia stormwater construction permitting program have been made over the last few years, and more changes are expected in upcoming months. While navigating those changes,...more
This is a brief roundup of recent federal court environmental and regulatory law decisions from the federal courts over the past few months, including the much anticipated ruling in Sackett, et ux., v, Environmental...more
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) is public noticing a revised draft of its Missouri Nutrient Trading Program (“Draft”) that was originally announced in April. MDNR states that the document outlines...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Concord Water and Sewer Public Facilities Board (“Concord”) entered into an August 8th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”)...more
Virginia’s construction stormwater discharge permit program appears to be undergoing major transformation over the next six to nine months, and reception to these changes from stakeholders is likely to vary given the...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
Extensive changes to North Carolina's stormwater runoff statute went into effect today as part of Session Law 2021-158. The Stormwater Program amendments are embedded in an environmental omnibus bill entitled "An Act to...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the Arkansas Department of Human Services (“ADHS”) entered into a September 28th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”)...more
In 2014, what did Idaho, New Mexico, New Hampshire and Massachusetts have in common? Answer: the only states in the Union where pollutant discharge in waterways was overseen by the federal government (the U.S....more
Current or past sources of emerging contaminants should be aware that the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has ordered that publicly owned treatment plants (POTWs) in the Cape Fear River Basin test their...more
Agriculture - THE NEWS & OBSERVER: A 145-year-old tobacco company gets into the CBD oil business in North Carolina In a former tobacco warehouse in a city that once touted itself as the “world’s greatest tobacco market,”...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Blue Springs Holding Company, LLC (“BSHC”) entered into a December 31st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act...more
Education - GREENSBORO NEWS & RECORD: Margaret Spellings reflects on UNC accomplishments, board oversight and political passions- Margaret Spellings will head back to Texas when her tenure as UNC system president ends...more
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) will host its 51st Annual Convention and Trade Show (“Convention”) on October 4th and 5th. The Convention will be held in the Hot Springs Convention Center in Hot Springs,...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 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
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Tri.Con.Builders, Inc. (“TCBI”) entered into a September 8th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a National Pollution Discharge...more
The Illinois Attorney General (“AG”) filed a Complaint and Motion for Preliminary Injunction against TrueFlo Solutions LLC (“TS”) in White County Circuit Court in Illinois in regards to an oil spill that allegedly...more