Iowa Supreme Court 2 - Raccoon River 0
February 22, 2022
by Allan Gates
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement v. State of Iowa The Iowa Supreme Court has done it again. By a narrowly divided vote, it has snuffed out on procedural grounds litigation challenging the agricultural nutrient pollution of the Raccoon River. The Raccoon River rises in central Iowa, an…
Interstate Transport/Ozone NAAQS: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Disapproval of Arkansas/Louisiana/Oklahoma/Texas State Implementation Plan Submittals
February 22, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a proposed rule in the February 22nd Federal Register disapproving State Implementation Plan (“SIP”) submittals from the following states: Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas See 87 Fed. Reg. 9798. A number of other states…
Leased Structure/Mold Damage Claim: Louisiana Appellate Court Addresses Applicability of a Lease's Waiver of Liability
February 22, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
A Louisiana Court of Appeal (First Circuit) (“Court”) addressed in February 17th Opinion an issue arising out of a lessee’s damage claim against a lessor purportedly caused by exposure to mold. See Scott v. Adams, 2022 WL 484465. A question addressed was whether a waiver of liability in the lease…
Air Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Bossier Parish Natural Gas Compressor Station Operator Enter into Settlement
February 22, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP (“Gulf South”) entered into a Settlement to address alleged air permit violations. See Settlement Tracking No. SA-AE-21-0032. The Settlement provides that Gulf South owns and/or operates a natural gas…
Waters of the United States/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Army Corps of Engineers Proposed Rule: 50 Republican Senators Ask for Suspension Until Consideration of Sackett v. EPA
February 21, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The 50 Republican United States Senators sent a February 3rd letter to the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (“Corps of Engineers”) asking that they: . . . suspend the pending rulemaking to redefine the…