Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Faulkner County Construction Site Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and JJR Construction, LLC (“JJR”) entered into a February 19th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act regulations. The CAO provides that JJR operates a…
Adjacent Properties/Flood Damage Action: Arkansas Supreme Court Addresses Jurisdictional Question
Co-Author Trish Boyd The Supreme Court of Arkansas (“Court”) issued a November 13, 2025 Opinion addressing a question involving the jurisdiction of circuit courts and county courts. See David Scott Taylor v. Rick Ferguson, 2025 Ark. 180. The question arose in a common law action claim filed in…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing MC338 Cargo Tanks
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a March 24th interpretive letter a clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to the construction of specification MC 338 cargo tanks. See Reference No. 26-0011. PHMSA was responding to a…
112(r)/Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Baltimore Petroleum Product Terminal Enter Into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals L.P. (“ETMT”) entered into a March 23rd Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing an alleged violation of the Clean Air Act regulations. See Docket No. CAA-03-2026-0074. The CA provides that ETMT is the…
Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials: 2026 Recycling Position Paper Issued
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) issued a 2026 Recycling Position Paper (“Position Paper”). The Position Paper was approved by the ASTSWMO Board on March 11th. ASTSWMO describes itself as an organization: … representing the 50 States, 5…