404/Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Utah County, Utah Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Utah County, Utah entered into an April 23rd Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. See Docket No. CWA-08-2025-0008. The CA provides that the proceeding concerns an approximately 1,000-acre tract…
FY 2026 Fiscal Appropriations/U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee: Association of Clean Water Administrators Testimony
The Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) transmitted April 4th testimony to the United States Senate Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Other Related Agencies Appropriation Committee addressing FY 2026 fiscal appropriations. The testimony was submitted to United States Senators…
Solid/Hazardous Waste/Recycling/Administrative/Judicial Developments 2024-2025: April 16th Arkansas Environmental Federation Land Seminar Presentation
I undertook a presentation at the April 16th Arkansas Environmental Federation Land Seminar titled: Solid and Hazardous Waste/Recycling Administrative/Judicial Developments: 2024-2025 (“Presentation”). The Presentation addressed a variety of federal and state decisions, litigation, rulings…
OSHA Enforcement: Penalty Assessment Addressing Conyers, Georgia Biolab
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a news release stating that it is proposing to impose penalties against Bio-Lab Inc. (“BLI”). The news release states that OSHA determined that the BLI facility improperly stored hazardous chemicals which were the cause of a fire at…
95th Arkansas General Assembly/Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: Act 578 Authorizes Water, Waste Disposal, Pollution Control, and Other General Obligation Bonds
Act 578 has been signed by the Governor which would authorize the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission (“NRC”) to issue certain general obligation bonds. The legislation would amend Arkansas Code Title 15, Chapter 20, to add an additional Subchapter which would be…