Definition of Harm/Endangered Species Act: United States Fish and Wildlife Service Final Rule
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (collectively, “Service”) recently finalized a rule to rescind the regulatory definition of “harm” in the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) regulations arguing the existing regulatory definition of “harm”, which…
Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons/Excluding Road and Intermodal Container Transport: Truck Renting and Leasing Associations Comments on U.S. EPA Proposed Rule
The Truck Renting and Leasing Association (“TRALA”) submitted July 10th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) addressing the following proposed rule: Phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons, excluding road and intermodal container transport refrigeration units from the…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting - July Meeting CANCELLED
The Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (PC&EC) has canceled its meeting scheduled for Friday, July 24, 2026 The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) is the environmental policy-making body for Arkansas. The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly…
Captured Biogas in the United States: American Biogas Council Addresses Landfill Gas Capture Systems
The American Biogas Council (“ABC”) issued a July 7th news release discussing the role of landfills in generating renewable natural gas production (“RNG”). The data is based on research undertaken by ABC. ABC describes its organization as serving as the voice of the U.S. biogas industry…
Citizen Suit Action/Endangered Species Act: Center for Biological Diversity Sues U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regarding Pearl River Map Turtle
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) against the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) on July 15th alleging a failure to designate critical habitat for the Pearl River Map Turtle within the statutory…