Underground Injection Control/Class V: Petition to Review Filed Challenging Ponderosa County, Montana Permit
Angela Otero filed on June 2nd a petition for review (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board seeking review under 40 C.F.R. § 124.19 of two final Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) Class V permit decisions issued by U.S. EPA…
THE STATE OF CLEAN POWER IN Q1 2026: Environmental Defense Fund/Atlas Public Policy Report
The Environmental Defense Fund and Atlas Public Policy (collectively, “EDF”) published a June 2026 report titled: THE STATE OF CLEAN POWER IN Q1 2026 (“Report”). The Report’s two basic conclusions include: Clean power is poised for another record year and accounts for nearly three-quarters of…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Wood Product Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Custom Wood Recycling, Inc. (“CWR”) entered into a May 22nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System…
Arkansas Water Plan Update: Arkansas Department of Agriculture Announces July 8th Virtual Stakeholder Meeting
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture (“ADA”) announced it will hold a virtual stakeholder meeting for the revised Arkansas Water Plan (“AWP”) on July 8, 2026, from 8:30 AM to 11 AM. The ADA states that representatives from that state agency and contractors with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…
Environmental Criminal Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Georgia Wastewater Operator Indicted for Alleged Violations
Christopher Samuel Jones (“Jones”) was the subject of a criminal indictment in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act. See Criminal No. 4:26-CR-8(CDL). Jones is described as having created a business (Jones Water and…