Arkansas Department of Agriculture: May 27th State Plant Board Pesticide Committee Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has scheduled a May27th State Plant Board Pesticide Committee meeting. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, 1 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR. Agenda items include: Call to order – George Dunklin…
Definition of Harm/Endangered Species Act: EarthJustice Comments Addressing U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposed Rule
The environmental organization Earthjustice submitted May 19th comments to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fishery Service (collectively, “Services”) addressing their proposed rescission of the regulatory definition of “harm” in the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”)…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks – May 28th Meeting
As noted in previous blog posts, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks for certain corrective actions and third-party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks meets monthly…
Air Enforcement: Missouri Department of Natural Resources and Sullivan Aluminum Parts Processing Facility Enter into Administrative Order on Consent
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and Huggins Metal Finishing, Inc. (“Huggins”) entered into an April 22nd Administrative Order on Consent (“AOC”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit. See No. APCP-2025-022. Huggins is stated to own and operate an aluminum parts…
Waters of the United States/Clean Water Act: Association of Clean Water Administrators Comments Addressing Potential Revisions
The Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) submitted May 15th comments to the Untied States Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ( collectively, “EPA”) regarding potential revisions to the Clean Water Act definition of Waters of the United States (“WOTUS”)…