U.S. Geological Survey Science Centers Scheduled for Closure (Including Arkansas Water Science Center): Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility April 29th Report
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (“PEER”) issued an April 29th news release stating that a: …network of federal centers tracking stream flow for flood warnings and drought management as well as water quality is being shredded… PEER states that 20 Water Science Centers…
404/Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Utah County, Utah Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Utah County, Utah entered into an April 23rd Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. See Docket No. CWA-08-2025-0008. The CA provides that the proceeding concerns an approximately 1,000-acre tract…
FY 2026 Fiscal Appropriations/U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee: Association of Clean Water Administrators Testimony
The Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) transmitted April 4th testimony to the United States Senate Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Other Related Agencies Appropriation Committee addressing FY 2026 fiscal appropriations. The testimony was submitted to United States Senators…
Solid/Hazardous Waste/Recycling/Administrative/Judicial Developments 2024-2025: April 16th Arkansas Environmental Federation Land Seminar Presentation
I undertook a presentation at the April 16th Arkansas Environmental Federation Land Seminar titled: Solid and Hazardous Waste/Recycling Administrative/Judicial Developments: 2024-2025 (“Presentation”). The Presentation addressed a variety of federal and state decisions, litigation, rulings…
OSHA Enforcement: Penalty Assessment Addressing Conyers, Georgia Biolab
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a news release stating that it is proposing to impose penalties against Bio-Lab Inc. (“BLI”). The news release states that OSHA determined that the BLI facility improperly stored hazardous chemicals which were the cause of a fire at…