Tennessee's Barrens Darter/Endangered Species Act: Center for Biological Diversity Lawsuit Challenging U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Denial of Endangered Listing
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) against the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia alleging a violation of the Endangered Species Act…
Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers/Process Heaters/NESHAP: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Finalizes Amendments
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published an October 6th Federal Register Notice finalizing amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (“NESHAP”) for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers and process heaters. See 87 Fed. Reg…
Climate Mitigation Pathways for U.S. Agriculture and Forestry: Environmental Defense Fund Report
The Environmental Defense Fund issued a report titled: Ambitious Climate Mitigation Pathways for U.S. Agriculture and Forestry: Vision for 2030 (“Report”) Personnel from the climate consulting firm ICF served as co-authors of the Report. The Report focuses on the contribution that the authors…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality and Hempstead County Commercial Bakery Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Southern Bakeries, LLC (“Southern”) entered into a September 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS NO. 22-097. The CAO provides that Southern…
Survey of Pending Clean Air Act Cases: Arkansas Environmental Federation Convention Presentation
I undertook a presentation at the Arkansas Environmental Federation Convention and Trade Show in Hot Springs, Arkansas, on October 6th titled: Survey of Pending Clean Air Act Cases (“Presentation”) The Presentation addressed: Judicial/Administrative Decisions/Actions Enforcement/Citizen Suit…