Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle/Endangered Species Act: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Final Rule Designated Threatened Species
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) published a June 27th Federal Register Notice under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) designating threatened species status for the Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle. See 89 Fed. Reg. 53507. The final rule adds this turtle to the List of…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Lowell Police Department Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the Lowell, Arkansas Police Department (“Department”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a general air permit. See LIS No. 24-070. The Department is…
Interstate Transport/Ozone: United State Supreme Court Issues Stay for D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
Co-Author Jordan Wimpy The United States Supreme Court issued on June 27th a stay on the Ozone Federal Implementation Plan (i.e, Good Neighbor Rule) while the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals hears and decides the merits of the rule. See Ohio et. al, v. EPA et al. The United States…
Arkansas Agriculture, Forests and Water Conference: July 16-18 in Fayetteville, Arkansas
The Arkansas Agriculture, Forests and Water (“Conference”) will be held July 16-18, 2024, in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Conference is formally denominated the “Arkansas Water Conference”. The Conference will be held at the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences at the Division of Agriculture…
Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation and Benton County Facility Enter into Settlement Agreement
The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (“TDEC”) and CGS Stores, LLC (“CGS”) entered into a June 18th Settlement Agreement and Order (“Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. See Case No. UST23-0214. The Agreement…