Solid/Hazardous Waste Administrative/Judicial Developments 2025-2026: Arkansas Environmental Federation Presentation
I undertook a presentation at the Arkansas Environmental Federation’s Land Resources Seminar on April 14th in Little Rock titled: Solid Waste/Hazardous Waste Administrative/Judicial Developments – 2025-2026 (“Presentation”). The Presentation addressed the following topics: Hazardous Waste…
Establishing, Revising, Adopting, and Applying Categorical Exclusions Under the National Environmental Policy Act: Counsel on Environmental Quality Memorandum
The White House Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) issued an April 9th memorandum to the heads of federal departments and agencies styled: Establishing, Revising, Adopting, and Applying Categorical Exclusions Under the National Environmental Policy Act (“Memorandum”). CEQ’s duties include…
Arkansas Environmental Personnel Moves: Eric Cummings Named Beaver Watershed Alliance Agriculture Watershed Specialist
The Beaver Watershed Alliance (“BWA”) in its April 13th newsletter stated that Eric Cummings has been named an Agriculture Watershed Specialist at the organization. Mr. Cummings is described as bringing: … over 20 years of experience in sustainable agriculture and water resources research. BWA…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Notice of Civil Penalty Assessment/Order Addressing Millersburg Facility
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (“ODEQ”) issued a January 22nd Notice of Civil Penalty Assessment and Order (“Notice”) to Highline-Warren, LLC (“HW”) for alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) regulations. See Case No. CASE NO. LQ-HW-WR-2024-630…
2026 Funding Levels for Key Water Appropriations: Association of Clean Water Administrators Chart
The White House released the FY2027 President’s Budget Request last week. The Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) states that the budget request for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) is $4.203 billion. ACWA describes itself as the national voice of state and…