Open Burning and Open Detonation/RCRA: Earthjustice Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Alleged Failure to Revise Certain Regulations
Earthjustice and a number of other organizations sent the United States Environmental Protection (“EPA”) a document on August 31st styled: 60-day Notice of Intent to Sue for Failure to Perform Non-Discretionary Duty Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“NOI”) The other organizations…
Climate-Resilient Crop Production: Environmental Defense Report Addresses Potential Future Pathways for Kansas
The Environmental Defense Fund (“EDF”) issued a report titled: Kansas in 2050 – A Pathway for Climate-Resilient Crop Production (“Report”) The Report assesses alternative crops it believes Kansas farmers could grow in light of climate change: To respond to decreased water availability in hotter…
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association 2023 Clean Water Awards: Two Tyson Foods Arkansas Facilities Recognized
The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (“Association”) announced its annual Clean Water Awards at the organization’s 2023 Environmental Management Seminar in an October 16th news release. Two Tyson Foods Arkansas facilities were recognized. The Association states that the awards are presented annually…
Supplemental Environmental Project/The Forgotten Penalty Reduction Tool: Ben Holden (Trinity Consultants) Arkansas Environmental Federation Convention Presentation
Ben Holden undertook a presentation at the October 13th Arkansas Environmental Federation Convention titled: Supplemental Environmental Project: The Forgotten Penalty Reduction Tool (“Presentation”) Ben is a Managing Consultant in the Little Rock, Arkansas, office of Trinity Consultants. The United…
Oil Pollution Act - Oil/CERCLA - Hazardous Substance: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Which Statute Governs When the Substances are Mixed and Released
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (“5th Circuit”) addressed in an October 27th Opinion an issue arising out of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA”) and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Lability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”) see MUNOZ v. Intercontinental…