Endangered Species Act: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/National Marine Fisheries Service Issue Four Proposed Rules
November 24, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) and National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) issued on November 19th four proposed Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) rules. To a great extent, the four proposed rules would reinstate regulations promulgated during the first Trump Administration…
Respiratory Protection Standard for Certain Types of Respirators/Medical Evaluation Requirements: American Road & Transportation Builders Association Comments on Proposed Occupational Safety and Health Administration Proposed Rulemaking
November 24, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association and several other organizations submitted November 1st comments to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) addressing the following proposed rule: Amending the Medical Evaluation Requirements in the Respiratory Protection…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Baxter County Medical Device Manufacturing Facility Enter Into Consent Administrative Order
November 24, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Vantive US Healthcare LLC (“VH”) entered into a November 20th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See LIS 25-077. The CAO provides that VH operates a…
Maintaining a Numeric Minimum Disinfectant Residual in the Distribution System: American Water Works Association Publishes Framework for Strategy Selection and Evaluation
November 21, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The American Water Works Association (“AWWA”) published a document titled: Maintaining a Numeric Minimum Disinfectant Residual in the Distribution System - A Framework for Strategy Selection and Evaluation (“Framework”). The Framework is stated to have been prepared by ARCADIS with support from…
Data Centers/Northwestern Energy: Environmental/Community Groups File Montana Public Service Commission Complaint Challenging Electric Supply Service
November 21, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Montana Public Interest Research Group and 8 other organizations filed a November 17th Complaint before the Public Service Commission of the State of Montana (“Commission”) against NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (“NW”) alleging that its practices and acts with respect to the…
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