Is a Wetland Mitigation Project Permitted in an Area Zoned "Agricultural Residential"?: New Jersey Appellate Court Opinion
Co-Author: Mary Kate Thompson A New Jersey appellate court addressed in a July 31st opinion whether a wetlands mitigation project is permitted in an agricultural residential zone. See Baduini v. Land Use Bd. Of Independence Township Docket No., A-2487-16T2, 2018 WL 3625409 (Superior Court of New…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Jefferson County, Arkansas Wood Pellet Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Highland Pellets, LLC (“HP”) entered into a July 26th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS NO. 18-065. The CAO provides that HP owns and operates a wood pellet manufacturing…
Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Report (July 2018)
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has issued a report titled: Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: 2015 Fact Sheet (“Report”) The Report assesses trends in material generation, recycling, composting, combustion with energy recovery, and landfilling in the United…
Oklahoma-Arkansas River Compact Commission: 2018 Annual Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas-Oklahoma Arkansas River Compact Commission (“ARK-OKL Commission”) has scheduled its 2018 annual meeting. The meeting will be held on September 27th at John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. River compacts are written agreements among or between the states approved by the…
U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board: Petition Filed Challenging Uintah County, Utah Natural Gas Compression Facilities' Clean Air Act Permits
WildEarth Guardians (“WildEarth”) filed a July 7th Petition for Review (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) challenging Clean Air Act permits for six natural gas compression facilities (“Facilities”). The Petition states…