2024 Conservation Report Card for the 118th Congress: Defenders of Wildlife Announces Release
Defenders of Wildlife (“Defenders”) announced on March 13th its release of a document titled: 2024 Conservation Report Card for the 118th Congress (“Report Card”). Defenders says the Report Card assesses the commitment of United States Senators and Representatives to wildlife and habitat…
Implementing National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives Consistently with Executive Orders and Agency Priorities: U.S. EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Memorandum
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (“OECA”) issued a March 12th memorandum titled: Implementing National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives Consistently with Executive Orders and Agency Priorities (“Enforcement Memorandum”)…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks – March 26th Meeting
As noted in previous blog posts, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks for certain corrective actions and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks meets monthly…
Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Auburn, Washington Wood Pallet Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and A-1 Pallets, Inc. (“A-1”) entered into a February 13th Consent Agreement (“CA”) alleging violations of the Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Stormwater Permit. See Docket No. CWA-10-2025-0026. The…
Water/Aquifer: California Appellate Court Addresses Whether Captured Flood Waters Constitute Personal Property
A California Court of Appeal (Fifth District) (“Court”) addressed in a March 14th Opinion whether water in an aquifer could be personal property. See Sandton Agriculture Investments III, LLC, v. 4-S Ranch Partners, LLC, 2025 WL 814870. The water in question constituted captured floodwaters stored…