National Environmental Policy Act: Council of Environmental Quality Proposal to Withdraw Trump Era Rules
The Council on Environmental Quality published in the October 7th Federal Register at Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPR”) to withdraw certain Trump Administration revisions to its National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) rules. See 86 Fed. Reg. 55757. The NPR would generally restore regulatory…
Lithium Battery Shipping Requirements: Mark S. Koch (FTN Associates) Arkansas Environmental Federal Convention Virtual Presentation
Mark S. Koch undertook a virtual presentation at the Arkansas Environmental Federation Convention titled: Lithium Battery Shipping Requirements (“Presentation”) Mark serves as a Project Manager at FTN Associates, Ltd. The term “lithium battery” denotes a family of batteries that have different…
Air Enforcement: United States Department of Justice and New York City/Department of Education Enter into Consent Judgment to Address Alleged Violations
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the City of New York and New York City Department of Education (“DOE”) entered into a September 27th Consent Judgment (“CJ”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. The CJ was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern…
Flow Control/Municipal Ordinance: Shreveport, Louisiana, Judicial Action Filed Alleging Waste Haulers' Failure to Use Designated Landfill
The City of Shreveport, Louisiana ("Shreveport") filed a September 30th judicial action in the 1st District Court/Caddo Parish against six waste haulers alleging a failure to utilize a designated landfill. The pleading is styled: Petition for Breach of Shreveport City Code Ordinance 74-52 et seq…
Near-term Actions to Support Environmental Justice in the Nonpoint Source Program: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Memorandum
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a September 27th memorandum titled: Near-term Actions to Support Environmental Justice in the Nonpoint Source Program (“Memorandum”) The Memorandum was transmitted from Lynda Hall, Chief, Nonpoint Source Management Branch, Office of…