State Fish Hatchery/Clean Water Act Enforcement: Conservation Law Foundation Notice of Intent to Sue New Hampshire Fish and Game Department for Alleged Violations
The Conservation Law Foundation (“CLF”) sent an August 2nd document to the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department and others (collectively “NH Department”) titled: Notice of Violations and Intent to File Suit under the Clean Water Act (“Notice”) The Notice states that CLF intends to file suit…
Restoration and Management of Public & Private Lands/Northwest Arkansas: August 30th Beaver Watershed Alliance Presentation
The Beaver Watershed Alliance (“BWA”) announced the next topic in its 2018 Speaker Series which is titled: Restoration and Management of Public & Private Lands (“Presentation”) The Presentation will take place on August 30th at the West Fork Library Hall, 210 Garfield Avenue, in West Fork…
Reforestation Project/National Environmental Policy Act: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Environmental Assessment /EIS Issues
Co-Author: Christine Dillard The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (“9th Circuit”) addressed issues associated with two United States Forest Service (“Forest Service”) fire salvage and restoration projects. See Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. Mary Farnsworth, Forest Supervisor, Idaho Panhandle…
Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2018: U.S. House of Representatives Legislation
H.R. 3906 was previously introduced in the United States House of Representatives (“House”) and is titled the: Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2018 (“Bill”) The Bill recently passed the House. The Bill requires that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) provide…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Phillips County, Arkansas, Grain Elevator Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and ADM Grain River System, Inc., (“ADM”) entered into a July 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. The CAO provides that ADM owns and operates a grain elevator (“Elevator”) in Phillips…