Voluntary Public Access/Habitat Incentive Program: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Announces Funding for an Additional 10 Projects - Arkansas Game and Fish Selected for Continued Funding
November 10, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $21 million in an additional 10 projects to increase public access to private lands for wildlife-dependent recreation while benefiting farmers, ranchers and private landowners through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (“NRCS”)…
PCB Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Richwood, Ohio Commercial Storage Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
November 10, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Trans-Cycle Industries of Ohio LLC (“TCI”) entered into a September 22nd Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the federal PCB regulations. See Docket No. TSCA-05-2026-0027. The CAFO provides that…
National Environmental Policy Act/Natural Gas Plant: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Whether to Overturn Vacatur Order Pending TVA Appeal on the Merits
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (“6th Circuit”) addresses in an October 16th Opinion a National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) issue arising out of the construction of a natural gas plant. See APPALACHIAN VOICES; CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; SIERRA CLUB v. TENNESSEE…
Lead-Based Paint/Toxic Substances Control Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Elgin, South Carolina Lessor Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Empire Property Management Group, LLC (“Empire”) entered into a September 14th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the regulations at 40 C.F.R. Part 745, Subpart F, implementing the Toxic Substance…
Arkansas Department of Agriculture: November 10th Arkansas State Plant Board Bureau of Standards Committee Scheduled
The Arkansas State Plant Board Bureau of Standards Committee will meet on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at 9:30 a.m., in the board room at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, 1 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR. Agenda items for the meeting include: Regular Business Roll call Quarterly…