National Environmental Policy Act: Council on Environmental Quality Proposed Revisions
The Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) on January 10th published a Federal Register Notice promulgating for the first time in 40 years revisions to the regulations that implement the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). See Fed. Reg. 1684. CEQ was established in 1970 (as part of the…
Intervention Status Update: Sierra Club Challenge to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Approval of Arkansas Haze Plan
The Sierra Club and National Parks Conservation Association (collectively “Sierra Club”) filed a Petition for Review (“Petition”) on November 25, 2019 in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit challenging the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) approval of…
Stormwater Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Contractor of Mobile County, Alabama Commercial Development Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Copart, Inc., (“Copart”) entered into a November 20th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Stormwater Construction Permit. See Consent Order 20-XXX-CLD. The…
Draft Connecticut General Stormwater Permit: Stormwater Management/Solar Array Construction Projects
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (“CDEEP”) issued a draft (proposed): General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater Dewatering Wastewaters from Construction Activities (“Permit”) The draft Permit includes a new Appendix I which is titled: Stormwater Management…
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: January 16, 2020 Agenda/Meeting
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission(“ANRC”) has scheduled its next meeting for January 16th. The meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. at Wyndham Riverfront, Silver City Room 1, 2 Riverfront Place, North Little Rock, Arkansas. The agenda includes the following: Business Administration …