Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Air Act: US Department of Justice Files Intervention in NAACP's Challenge to Southaven, MS Data Center
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) filed on June 15, 2026, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, a motion for intervention and dismissal (“Motion”) in the pending case NAACP and NAACP Mississippi State Conference v X.AI and MZX Tech, LLC. See…
Propane Tanks/Property Tax Assessment: Iowa Supreme Court Addresses Appropriate Classification
Co-Author Mason Bravo The Iowa Supreme Court (“Court”) considered in a June 5th Opinion the appropriate classification of propane tanks for taxation purposes under Iowa law. See Chickasaw County Board of Review v. Property Assessment Appeal Board, Case No. 25-1002. The Court addressed whether the…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting - June Meeting CANCELLED
The Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (PC&EC) has canceled its meeting scheduled for Friday, June 26, 2026. The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) is the environmental policy-making body for Arkansas. The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly…
National Environmental Policy Act/Applicability to Hazardous Waste Permitting: Associated General Contractors of America Amicus Brief Addressing Pending U.S. Supreme Court Appeal
The Associated General Contractors of America, Inc and a number of other trade organizations submitted an Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court of the United States (“SC”) in the currently pending matter: United States Department of the Air Force, ET AL v. Prutehi Guahan. The other organizations…
Borrow Pit/Louisiana Parish Ordinance: Federal Court Addresses Enforceability of Settlement Agreement
Co-Author Mason Bravo The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (“Court”) addressed in a June 3rd Order & Reasons an issue arising out of a Plaquemines Parish Government’s (“Parish”) attempt to reimpose local excavation restrictions on a borrow pit operator…