Stormwater Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Lee County Subdivision Developer Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Hans, LLC (“Hans”) entered into a June 3rd Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of a Stormwater General Permit (“Permit”). Hans is described as constructing a residential subdivision in Lee County, Alabama. ADEM is stated…
Citizen Suit Action/Clean Air Act: Southern Environmental Law Center Notice of Intent to Sue Memphis, Tennessee Data Center
The Southern Environmental Law Center (“SELC”), on behalf of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, sent a June 17th Notice of Intent to Sue (“Notice”) to various entities stated to be associated with a data center. The Notice references the Colossus data center located in…
Clean Water Act/U.S. House of Representatives: Association of Clean Water Administrators Identifies 14 Pending Bills
The Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) has identified 14 bills proposing to amend the Clean Water Act pending in the United States House of Representatives. The bills are described in the ACWA publication Weekly Wrap. See Vol. XVI, Issue 18 (Week of June 9, 2025). ACWA describes…
Air Enforcement: Missouri Department of Natural Resources and Saint Louis County Dry Minerals Products Mixing/Packaging Plant Enter into Administrative Order on Consent
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and Quickrete Companies, LLC (“QC”) entered into a May 12th Administrative Order on Consent (“AOC”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit. See No APCP-2025-026. The AOC provides that QC owns and operates a dry mineral products mixing…
What Agricultural Landowners Need to Know Now About Leases to Minimize Future Risk
June 20, 2025
by John P. Talbot
According to the USDA – Economic Research Service, there are approximately 911 million acres of farmland in the lower 48 states, with roughly 60% of this farmland owner-operated and 40% of it leased. For tillable cropland acres specifically, the percentage of rented ground is higher, approximately…