Hydrogen Development/Production/Use: Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma Announce Partnership
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) issued a March 10th news release stating that Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma have entered into what is described as a: . . . bipartisan three-state partnership to establish a regional hub for…
Chemical Accident Prevention/EPA Should Ensure Regulated Facilities Consider Risks from Climate Change: U.S. Government Accountability Office Report
The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a February 22 report titled: Chemical Accident Prevention: EPA Should Ensure Regulated Facilities Consider Risks from Climate Change (“Report”) See GAO-22-104494. The Report was prepared at the request of United States Senate…
Underground Injection/Safe Drinking Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Michigan Well Operator Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Lambda Energy Resources, LLC (“Lambda”) entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”) regulations addressing underground injection control (“UIC”). See…
Endangered Species Act/Western Fanshell and Ouachita Fanshell: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services Proposes Threatened Listing/Arkansas Critical Habitat
March 11, 2022
by Jordan P. Wimpy
On Thursday, March 3, 2022, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (the Service) published a rule proposing to list the western fanshell (Cyprogenia aberti) and Ouachita fanshell (Cyprogenia cf. aberti), both freshwater mussels, as threatened species and designate “critical habitat” for the species under…
Lake Drawdown/Dam Operation: Michigan Attorney General Files Enforcement Action Against Hydroelectric Companies
The Michigan Attorney General (“AG”) filed a civil action in the Circuit Court for the 30th Judicial Circuit (Ingham County) on behalf of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy and Michigan Department of Natural Resources against STS Hydropower, LLC, and Eagle Creek…