Wood Treaters/Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Interpretive Letter Response to Treated Wood Council Query
United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery Deputy Director Andrew Baca transmitted an October 8th Interpretive Letter addressing issues involving wood treatment. Mr. Baca was responding to a June 25th request from Jeffrey T. Miller of the…
Stormwater Best Management Practices: City of North Little Rock, Arkansas Engineering Department Releases Best Management Practices Manual
The City of North Little Rock, Arkansas Engineering Department has released a document titled: STORMWATER BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (“Manual”). The Manual is described as a: …practical guide to protecting North Little Rock’s water ways. The Manual is stated to provide: …clear, actionable…
Pretreatment Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Ripley Sorbent Product Manufacturer Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Oil Dri Production Company (“ODPC”) entered into an October 21st Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act Pretreatment Permit. See Order No. 7576 25. The AO provides that ODPC holds a State Operating…
National Environmental Policy Act/Wildfire Area Tree Removal: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Whether U.S. Forest Service Considered Reasonable Range of Alternatives
The United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) addressed in an October 17th Memorandum an issue arising under the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). See American Whitewater, et al., v. U.S. Forest Service, 2025 WL 2945591. The issue considered was whether the United…
Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions: Federal Banking Agencies Announce Withdrawal
The federal banking agencies announced the withdrawal of interagency “Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions” (“Principles”). The federal banking agencies include: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Treasury. Board of Governors of the…