Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation Compliance Provision: U.S. Department of Agriculture Issues Final Rule
Co-Author: Jordan Wimpy The United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) published an August 28th Federal Register Notice and issued a final rule addressing the highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985. See 85 Fed. Reg. 53137. The USDA describes…
Preservation Conservations: Arkansas Department of Transportation and GIS Technology, Mapping Historic Resources: Quapaw Quarter Association September 10th Webinar
The Quapaw Quarter Association (“QQA”) announced it has scheduled a webinar titled: Preservation Conversations: ARDOT and GIS Technology, Mapping Historic Resources (“Webinar”) The Webinar will include a presentation by Ms. Gina Hopkins. The focus of the Webinar will be mapping historic buildings…
Citizen Suit Action/Clean Air Act: Sierra Club Lawsuit Addressing Woodville, Texas, Wood Pellet Manufacturing Facility
The Sierra Club filed on August 18th in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas a Complaint against Woodville Pellets, LLC (“Woodville”) alleging violations of the Clean Air Act. The Complaint states that Woodville operates a wood pellet manufacturing facility…
FERC PURPA Rule Revisions/Order No. 872: Solar Energy Industries Association Request for Rehearing
The Solar Energy Industries Association (“SEIA”) filed a Request for Rehearing and/or Clarification (“Request”) on August 17th before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”). See Docket Nos. RM19-15 AD16-16. The Request addresses Order No. 872 which revised certain Public Utility…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Addresses Applicability of Hazardous Materials Regulations to Residue
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a May 6 interpretive letter whether certain residue is subject to the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”). PHMSA was responding to a September 24, 2019 letter from Entegris, Inc. (“EI”) requesting…