America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018/Drinking Water Provisions: March 2019 Congressional Research Service Report
The Congressional Research Service (“CRS”) issued a March 28, 2019, report titled: America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270): Drinking Water Provisions (“Report”) The Report is authored by CRS Environmental Policy Analyst Elena H. Humphreys. The Report primarily addresses the…
Stormwater Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Blount County, Alabama, Construction Project Operator Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and High Tide Oil Company (“High Tide”) entered into a March 26th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act Stormwater National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit. See Consent Order…
Arkansas Environmental Federation Water Seminar: April 18/Little Rock, Arkansas (REMINDER)
The Arkansas Environmental Federation is holding its annual Water Seminar (“Seminar”) on April 18th. The Seminar will be held at the Holiday Inn – Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas. Suggested attendees include: • Environmental Managers • Service and Equipment Suppliers • Environmental Consultants •…
Dicamba Regulations: The Arkansas Framework for Dicamba Use and Restrictions Takes Shape
April 9, 2019
by Jordan P. Wimpy
Co-Author: Walter Wright February and March were busy months for the Arkansas Agriculture Department’s Arkansas State Plant Board (“ASPB”). On February 20, 2019, the State Plant Board voted to approve regulatory changes for in-crop, over-the-top use of the herbicide dicamba on approved…
Arkansas Species/Endangered Species Act: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service April 4th Notice
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) issued an April 4th prepublication Federal Register Notice (“Notice”) responding to petitions to list eight species as endangered or threatened. The species addressed included some whose range includes the State of Arkansas. Section 4 of the…