Subdivision Owned Lake: Missouri Supreme Court Addresses Riparian Rights of Adjacent Landowner
The Supreme Court of Missouri addressed in an April 30th opinion a riparian rights issue associated with an artificial body of water. See Incline Village Board of Trustees v. Elder, 2019 WL 1912218. The question considered was whether a landowner adjacent to a lake that had been built and is owned…
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: May 15, 2019, Agenda/Meeting
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission(“ANRC”) has scheduled its next meeting for May 15th. The meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. at 101 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 350, Little Rock, Arkansas. A draft agenda includes the following: Business Administration Executive Report – Bruce Holland…
Fuel Product/Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials Rule: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Addresses Request for Non-Waste Fuel Determination
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in an April 5th letter addressed a request from Fiberight, LLC (“Fiberight”) for a determination as to whether a fuel product (EcoRight) is a non-waste fuel product under the Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials (“NHSM”) rule. EcoRight is…
American Burying Beetle/Endangered Species Act: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service May 3rd Notice Proposing Downlisting
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) has proposed in a May 3rd Federal Register Notice to downlist the American burying beetle (“ABB”) from the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) classification of endangered to threatened. See 84 Fed. Reg. 19013. The proposal is relevant to the state…
Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Attorney (Southern District of New York) Files Federal District Court Action Against Gas Station Operator
The U.S. Attorney’s Office (Southern District of New York) issued a May 1st news release stating that a lawsuit had been filed in the United States District Court against Chestnut Petroleum Distributor, Inc., and various referenced affiliates (collectively “Chestnut”) for alleged violations of the…