Nationwide Permits/Clean Water Act: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Comments on US Army Corp of Engineers Solicitation of Input on Potential for Future Changes
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (“AASHTO”) submitted May 15 Comments to the United States Army Corp of Engineers (“Corp”) regarding the federal register notice seeking input on ways to increase efficiencies in the Clean Water Act Nationwide Permit (“NWP”)…
Environmental and Technology Law: Arkansas Journal of Social Change and Public Service Call for Papers
The Arkansas Journal of Social Change and Public Service (“Journal”) announced it is accepting manuscript submissions for Volume 15, Issue 2, focusing on environmental and technology law. The Journal is a publication associated with the Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas at Little…
Wastewater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Union County Extrusion Facility Enter Into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Metal Impact South, LLC (“Metal Impact”) entered into a May 26 Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES Permit”). The AO provides that Metal…
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…