Landfill/Nonconforming Use: Minnesota Appellate Court Addresses Ability of Purchaser to Continue Operation
Co-Author: Spencer Dougherty The Court of Appeals of Minnesota (“Court”) addressed in a March 4th opinion a landowner’s ability to continue a prior nonconforming use limited to the uses allowed under the terms of the land-use permit in effect at the time of the land-use permit transfer. See AIM…
Solid Waste Environmental Excellence Protocol (SWEEP): National Waste & Recycling Association Comments
The National Waste & Recycling Association (“NWRA”) submitted March 1st comments on the Solid Waste Environmental Excellence Protocol (“SWEEP”). SWEEP has been described as a Municipal Standard which evaluates the environmental, economic, and social aspects of delivering municipal solid waste…
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: March 20, 2019 Agenda/Meeting
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission(“ANRC”) has scheduled its next meeting for March 20th. 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…
MLB Partners with MGM Resorts, Keeps Aim on Preserving Integrity of Baseball
March 11, 2019
Nearly a century after the “Black Sox” scandal marred the 1919 World Series (and baseball overall) prompting the introduction of a Commissioner to oversee Major League Baseball (MLB) in an effort to preserve and restore “integrity” to the game, MLB announced the formation of an all-inclusive…
Section 401/Clean Water Act Process Improvements and Preservation of State Authority: Association of State Wetland Managers and Other Organizations February 20th Comments
The Association of State Wetland Managers and other organizations submitted February 20th comments to the Acting Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the Assistant Secretary of the United States Army Corps of Engineers that included a paper titled: Clean…