Southern Plains Bumblebees/Endangered Species Act: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Petition to Address Possible Endangered/Threatened Listing (Range Includes Arkansas)
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) announced on January 25th 90-day findings on 10 petitions to add species to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (“List”) under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). One of the 10 species includes the Southern Plains…
Iowa Ag-Gag Statute: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to Amended Law
Co-Author: Caroline O’Connor The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (“Eighth Circuit”) addressed in a January 8, 2024, Opinion the constitutionality of an Iowa Ag-Gag law. See Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Reynolds, 89 F.4th 1065 (8th Cir.). The question considered was whether two…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Gosnell Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality and the City of Gosnell, Arkansas (“Gosnell”) entered into an October 16th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) to address an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System…
Present/Future of Residential Recycling in the United States: The Recycling Partnership Issues 2024 Report
The Recycling Partnership (“Partnership”) issued a report titled: State of Recycling The Present and Future of Residential Recycling in the U.S. – 2024 (“Report”) The Partnership describes itself as a: . . . mission-driven NGO, we are committed to advancing a circular economy by building a…
Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Wickliffe, Ohio, Operator Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Lubrizol Corporation (“LC”) entered into a January 24th Expedited Settlement Agreement and Final Order (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the federal Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) Regulations. See Docket No. RUST-05-2024-0001…