Stormwater Runoff/Residential Development: Arkansas Court of Appeals Addresses Jurisdictional Issue
CO-AUTHOR KENNEDY HILL The Court of Appeals of Arkansas (“Court”) addressed in a May 14th Opinion a jurisdictional dispute involving alleged residential development stormwater runoff issues. See Centofante, et al. v. Ferguson, 2025 WL 1386368. The issue addressed was whether the Pulaski County…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Reclassification Issue
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a June 5th interpretive letter the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to reclassifying a flammable liquid to a combustible liquid. See Reference No. 25-0024. PHMSA was…
Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order Addressing Covington, Tennessee Operator
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a June 18th Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Diamond Investments of TN Inc. (“Diamond”) addressing an alleged violation of underground storage tank (“UST”) regulations. See Case No. UST 24-0256. The Order provides…
Guidance for Including Methane Abatement in Oil and Gas Debt Structuring: Methane Finance Working Group Announces Release
The Methane Finance Working Group (“MFWG”) has released a guidance document titled: Guidance for Including Methane Abatement in Oil and Gas Debt Structuring (“Guidance”). MFWG is described as a coalition of financial, technical, and environmental partners developing a financial framework to…
Stormwater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Meridian Sand/Clay Mine Operator Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Cullum Construction, LLC (“CC”) entered into a June 25th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act Stormwater Permit. See Order No. 7514 25. The AO provides that CC owns and operates a sand and clay mine…