Dusky Gopher Frog/Endangered Species Act: Allan Gates (Mitchell Williams) Addresses Upcoming United States Supreme Court Case
September 17, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
My law firm colleague, Allan Gates, recently authored a post for the American College of Environmental Lawyers titled: Froggie Goes A Courtin’ in the Home of the Hapless Toad (“Post”) Allan’s Post discusses the fact that the first case scheduled for oral argument when the United States Supreme…
Farm Finance and Conservation: 2018 Environmental Defense Fund Report
September 17, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Environmental Defense Fund (“EDF”) recently issued a report titled: Farm Finance and Conservation – How Stewardship generates Value for Farmers, Lenders, Insurers and Landowners (“Report”) The authors are: Maggie Monast, Environmental Defense Fund Laura Sands, K-Coe Isom Alan Grafton, K-Coe…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order/Assessment of Civil Penalty to Lyles, Tennessee Flexographic Printing Press Facility
September 17, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued an August 28th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Clark Container, Incorporated (“Clark”). See Case No. APC 18-0082. The Order provides that Clark operates a Lyles, Tennessee facility (“Facility”)…
Commercial/Industrial/Institutional ("CII") Stormwater Sources: Federal Court Addresses Whether NPDES Permitting is Required
September 14, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Co-Author: Claire Maddox A United States District Court (Central District of California) (“Court”) addressed in an August 9th opinion an issue involving the application of the Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) stormwater permitting requirements to privately…
Engineer Circular 1165-2-220: Policy and Procedural Guidance for Processing Requests to Alter U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Projects/Notice of Issuance
September 14, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) public noticed in the September 13th Federal Register the issuance of a revised document titled: Engineer Circular (EC) 1165-2-220, Policy and Procedural Guidance for Processing Requests to Alter U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Projects…