Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: January 15th Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission has scheduled its next meeting for January 15th. The meeting will be held at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture at 9:00 A.M. The Department of Agriculture is located at 1 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205. The agenda includes the following…
Solid Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Selma Construction and Debris Landfill Enter into Special Order by Consent
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and City of Selma entered into a December 11th Special Order by Consent (“Order”) addressing alleged violations of a Solid Waste Disposal Permit. See Order No. 24-XXX-CSW. The Order provides that the City of Selma operates a…
National Environmental Policy Act/Nuisance: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Property Owners' Challenge to Oregon Irrigation District Funding
The United States Court of Appeals (“9th Circuit”) addressed in a December 18th memorandum issues arising out of challenges to the Natural Resource Conservation Services (“NRCS”) funding of an irrigation district. See Matthew James Smith, et al., v. Tumalo Irrigation District, et al., (2024 WL…
Improving Groundwater Security in the United States: President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Report
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (“PCAST”) released a December 2024 report titled: REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT: Improving Groundwater Security in the United States (“Report”). PCAST is a federal advisory committee appointed by the President to augment the science and…
Second Trump Administration: Environmental Integrity Project Report Predicts Drop in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Enforcement
December 31, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Environmental Integrity Project (“EIP”) issued a December 16th report titled: EPA Enforcement Could Drop Sharply in Second Trump Administration, After Improvements Under Biden (“Report”). By way of introduction, the EIP Report states that during the Biden Administration, EPA environmental…