United States Electricity Consumption (1990-2026): U.S. Energy Information Administration Projects Near-Term Increase
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a May 13th report titled: After more than a decade of little change, U.S. electricity consumption is rising again (“Report”). Citing its publication Short-Term Energy Outlook, EIA forecast that U.S. annual electricity consumption…
Reasonable Use Requirements for Colorado River Lower Basin Water Deliveries: Natural Resources Defense Council Petition to the Secretary of Interior Requesting Enforcement
The Natural Resources Defense Council and Waterkeepers (collectively, “NRDC”) submitted on May 6th a document to the United States Department of Interior (“DOI”) styled: Petition to the Secretary of Interior to Enforce Reasonable Use Requirements for Colorado River Lower Basin Water Deliveries by…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Fordyce Railway Tank Car Refurbishing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Transitech Inc. (“TI”) entered into an April 30th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See LIS No. 25-034. The CAO provides that TI owns and operates a…
Habitat Conservation Plans Under the Endangered Species Act: Defenders of Wildlife Publishes a Three-Decade Analysis
The Defenders of Wildlife’s Center for Conservation Innovation announced the publication of a paper titled: Habitat conservation plans under the endangered species act: A comprehensive three-decade analysis (“Paper”). The Paper was first published on May 8th, and its authors include: Heather…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Lincoln Automobile Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, LLC DBA Alabama Auto Plant (“Honda”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste regulations. See Consent Order No. 25-XXX-CHW. The CO…