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Underground Injection Control Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the Hounds’ Hideaway Rogers, LLC (“Hounds”) entered into an April 9th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 5.2.25

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The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) circulated a draft template, dated April 8, 2025, to assist federal agencies in updating their procedures for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)....more

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Generic Prohibitions/NPDES Permits/Water Quality Standards: United States Supreme Court Decides City/County of San Francisco v....

The Supreme Court of the United States (“Court”) issued an Opinion on March 4th in the case styled: City and County of San Francisco, California v. Environmental Protection Agency. See No. 23-753....more

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Drinking Water Enforcement: Arkansas Drinking Water Update Publication Announces Enforcement Orders for Three Water Systems

The Fall 2024 edition of the publication Arkansas Drinking Water Update (“Update”) summarized Enforcement Orders that were issued for three Arkansas water systems. The Update is published by the Engineering Section of...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Jasper Enter...

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

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 9.27.24

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ExxonMobil sued by California AG and environmental nonprofits over plastic waste - California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of environmental nonprofit entities sued ExxonMobil on Monday, accusing the company...more

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Water Drainage/Nuisance: Pro se Plaintiff Files United States District Court Action Against Construction Company and National...

Pro se Plaintiff Cornelius Brooks (“Brooks”) filed a June 10th Complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas against Dolgen Corp., LLC, d/b/a Dollar General (“Dollar General”), and Rozier...more

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Conservation Easement/Endangered Species Act: Citizen Suit Action Challenges U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Opinion...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) addressed in a December 4th Opinion an issue arising out of the federal Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). See Center for Biological Diversity, et al. v....more

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Water Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Bude Ready-Mix Concrete Company Enter into Agreed Order

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

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Court Finds Oregon Water Resources Department Exceeded Authority to Regulate Wells

In Brooks v. Byler et al., Marion County Circuit Court Case No. 19CV27798, the Marion County Circuit Court rebuked the Oregon Water Resources Department’s (OWRD) attempt to regulate groundwater users based on OWRD’s blanket...more

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Safe Drinking Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Mansfield Township Municipal Complex (New Jersey)...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency and Mansfield Township Municipal Complex (“Township”) entered into a January 29th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Safe...more

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Central North Dakota Water Supply Project: Missouri Files Federal District Court Action Alleging Administrative Procedure...

The Missouri Attorney General and Missouri Department of Natural Resources (collectively, “Missouri”) filed a Complaint in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri on February 5th against: -...more

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Residual Designation Rule: Los Alamos, New Mexico Files U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Petition Challenging Stormwater/Water...

The County of Los Alamos, New Mexico (“Los Alamos”) filed a January 17th petition (“Petition”) challenging a United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) decision titled: Designation Decision and Record of Decision...more

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Four steps to managing risks in desalination projects

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As global water shortages worsen, desalination projects are likely to proliferate. Sponsors that can manage project risk will capture significant value while helping the world meet its water needs. Increasing pressure to...more

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PFAS: New Mexico Environment Department Issues Notice of Violation to United States Air Force (Cannon Air Force Base)

The New Mexico Environment Department (“NMED”) announced in a December 4th news release that it issued a Notice of Violation (“NOV”) to the United States Air Force (“Air Force”) regarding PFAS and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances...more

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