Section 311/Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Union Pacific Railroad Company Enter into Consent Agreement
September 2, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Union Pacific Railroad Company (“UP”) entered into a Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing an alleged violation of Section 311 of the Clean Water Act. See Docket No. CWA-10-2021-0101. The CA provides that on June 3, 2016, a UP train…
Native Vines of Arkansas: Dr. Richard Abbott/Arkansas Native Plant Society Webinar - September 4th
September 2, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Native Plant Society is hosting a webinar titled: Native Vines of Arkansas (“Webinar”) The Webinar is being undertaken by Dr. Richard Abbott who is an Assistant Professor of Biology and curator of the herbarium at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Dr. Abbott will: Address the…
Snail Darter/Endangered Species Act DeListing: The Fish that Faced Off Against the Tennessee Valley Authority is Proposed to be Classified as Recovered
September 1, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) issued a pre Federal Register publication proposing to remove the Snail Darter from the Federal Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) list of endangered and threatened wildlife. See Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2020-0152. The Snail Darter is a small…
Pandemic Report (As of July 2021): U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Report
September 1, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a report titled: Pandemic Report – As of July 2021 (“Report”) OIG states that the Report is intended to document its work related to the COVID-19 pandemic which involves: Audits Evaluations…
Citizen Suit Enforcement/RCRA Remediation: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Imminent/Endangerment Question
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (“7th Circuit”) addressed in an August 16th Opinion an issue arising out of a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) citizen suit action. See Schmucker v. Johnson Controls, Inc., 2021 WL 3616419. The question involved a facility…