Clean Water Act Enforcement: Illinois Attorney General Sues Trump International Hotel & Tower (Chicago, Illinois) for Alleged Violations
The Illinois Attorney General (“AG”) filed a Complaint for Injunctive Relief and Civil Penalties (“Complaint”) in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, against 401 North Wabash Venture, LLC, d/b/a Trump International Hotel & Tower (“Tower”) for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. See…
Endangered Species Act: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Invite Public Comment on Incidental Take Permit Applications to Participate in American Burying Beetle Amended Oil/Gas Industry Conservation Plan in Oklahoma
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) issued an August 14th Federal Register Notice asking for public comment on federally listed American burying-beetle incidental take permit applications. See 83 Fed. Reg. 40327. Permit applications were submitted by: Midship Pipeline Company, LLC…
Arkansan Honored with National Industry Achievement Award: Barry Wingard Receives Reusable Industrial Packaging Association 2018 Award of Merit
The Reusable Industrial Packaging Association (“RIPA”) announced that Barry Wingard has been selected to receive the organization’s 2018 Morris Hershson Award of Merit. Mr. Wingard is the minority owner and Senior Operations Director of Container Life Cycle Management, LLC. Mr. Wingard owned and…
Watershed Permit: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Announces Discharger/Sharing Arrangement
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) announced in an August 3rd news release what it described as the issuance of: . . . a first-of-its-kind “Watershed Permit” to four towns sharing the Pleasant Bay watershed. . . Brewster, Chatham, Harwich, and Orleans. The issued…
Water Enforcement: Missouri Department of Natural Resources and Owner of St. Louis, Missouri Manufacturing Facility Execute Abatement Order on Consent
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and the Boeing Company (“Boeing”) executed a July 19th Abatement Order on Consent (“Order”) addressing alleged violations of Missouri Water Pollution Control statutory provisions. See Order No. 2018-WPCB-1536. The Order states that Boeing owns…