Recycling and Composting Accountability Act: U.S. Senator Boozman Co-Sponsored Legislation Passes by Unanimous Consent
Authored by Jace Motley and co-authored by Walter Wright. The United States Senate passed S.3743 by unanimous consent which is titled: Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (RCAA) The companion bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, H.R. 8059, has been under review by the Committee on…
National Primary Drinking Water Regulation/Safe Drinking Water Act: Environmental Organizations D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Petition Challenging U.S. EPA Lead/Copper Rule Revisions
Several organizations filed a Petition for Review (“Petition”) in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenging the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”) National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Lead and…
Buffalo River Conservation Committee: August 19th Meeting Scheduled
The Buffalo River Conservation Committee will hold its next meeting on August 19th at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will be held in the Carroll Electric Building at 511 Court Street, Jasper, Arkansas. The Committee was established by Governor Hutchinson in 2016 in order to develop an Arkansas-led…
404 Wetland/Clean Water Act Enforcement: Federal Court Addresses Scope of Potential Liability Related to Subdivision Development
A United States District Court (S. D. Georgia) (“Court”) addressed in a June 30th Order certain issues arising out of a 404 Clean Water Act citizen suit enforcement action. See Baker v. Mortgage of America Lenders, LLC et al, 2022 WL 2374388. The issue considered was whether Section 404 Clean Water…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration Addresses Status of Gasoline/Diesel/Water Mixture
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in an August 4th Interpretive Response a question regarding applicability of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to: … gasoline or diesel fuel mixed with water. PHMSA was responding to a March…