PFOA/PFOS/CERCLA: D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds U.S. EPA Final Rule Designating as Hazardous Substances
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) addressed in an August 18th Opinion a challenge to the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (“PFOA”) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (“PFOS”) as…
Restricting the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility: Water Environment Federation/Other Water Organizations Submit Comments on FAA Proposed Rule
The Water Environment Federation submitted August 5th comments on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (“FAA”) proposed rule: Designation-Restrict the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility (“Proposed Rule”). See Docket: FAA-2026-4558. The other organizations…
Water Well Construction Committee/Arkansas Department of Agriculture August 21st Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture announced the next Water Well Construction Committee (“Committee”) will meet on Thursday, August 21, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. The Committee will meet at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Division Office in Little Rock, Arkansas. The…
PFAS/Clean Water Act: U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Addresses Conservation Law Foundation Petition for Review of Manchester, New Hampshire NPDES Permit
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) addressed in an August 12th decision a Petition for Review by the Conservation Law Foundation (“CLF”) of Region 1’s renewal of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”)…
Wetland Program Plans Handbook: Association of State Wetland Managers Announces Updated Version
The National Association of Wetland Managers (“NAWM”) issued a document titled: Wetland Program Plans Handbook (“Handbook”). The Handbook is stated to have been developed as part of a project by NAWM to: … provide states and tribes with information about how to develop Wetland Program Plans…