Listing Proposals/Endangered Species Act: Center for Biological Diversity June 8th Request to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Addressing 23 Species from 11 Southeastern States (Including Arkansas)
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) sent a June 8th letter to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) urging completion of Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) status reviews and listing proposals for 23 southeastern United States species. The targeted species include 9 plants, 8…
Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Lee County, Arkansas Retail Motor Fuel Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and MAPCO Express, Inc., (“MEI”) entered into a May 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) to address alleged Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System stormwater violations. See LIS No. 18-045. MEI is stated to…
Federal Underground Storage Tank Rule Revisions: U.S. Senate and House Representative Ask EPA for Extended Compliance Date
Several members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives (collectively “Members”) sent June 7th and 8th letters, respectively, asking the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator to extend a compliance deadline for the 2015 federal underground storage tank…
Enforcement of Silica Standard: U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration June 8th Memorandum
The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a June 8th memorandum titled: Enforcement Launch for the Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard in General Industry and Maritime, 29 C.F.R. § 1910.1053 (“Enforcement Memorandum”) The Enforcement Memorandum was…
Environmental Impact Statement/National Environmental Policy Act: Federal Appellate Court Considers Whether Fire Line is Exempted
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Court”) addressed in a June 8th opinion whether a community protection line (“CPL”) constructed during a wildfire is exempted from the requirement to prepare a National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) environmental assessment or…