National Wetland Plant List: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Public Notices 2019 Revisions
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) published a June 10th Notice to the Federal Register announcing the availability of the final 2019 National Wetland Plant List (“NWPL”). See 84 Fed. Reg. 26824. The Corps developed a 2019 NWPL as part of an interagency effort with the United…
C & H Hog Farms, Inc. (Newton County, Arkansas): Arkansas Governor Hutchinson Announces Buy-Out/Settlement
Arkansas Times and Arkansas Business published articles yesterday referencing Governor Ash Hutchinson’s announcement that the State of Arkansas had resolved the proceedings/conflicts regarding C & H Hog Farms, Inc. (“C & H”) which is located in Newton County, Arkansas. The C & H operation has…
Does a Discharge to Groundwater Require a Clean Water Act NPDES Permit?: National Association of Clean Water Agencies and the WateReuse Association Comments on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Interpretive Memorandum
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies and the WateReuse Association (collectively “NACWA”) submitted June 7th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on its: Interpretive Statement on Application of the Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge…
Asbestos/OSHA Enforcement: Missouri Contractors Cited for Alleged Violations Related to Restoration of Kansas State University Library
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a May 15th news release stating that it cited two Missouri contractors for allegedly failing to comply with asbestos removal standards while performing rehabilitation work at Kansas State University’s Library in Manhattan, Kansas…
Request for Declaratory Judgment/Legally Enforceable Obligation: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Dispute Between Solar Related Entities and Montana Public Service Commission
Co-Author: Zoe Ansell The Montana Public Service Commission and its Commissioners (collectively “MPSC”) enacted a regulation, Montana Administrative Rule 38.5.1909, that removed the allegedly unlawful portion of the MPSC’s test for establishing a legally enforceable obligation (“LEO”). The parties…