West Virginia v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Addressing Obama Clean Power Plan
The United States Supreme Court (“Court”) issued an Opinion today addressing a challenge to President Obama’s Clean Power Plan (“CPP”) Rule which was promulgated pursuant to Section 111 of the Clean Air Act. See West Virginia et al. v. Environmental protection Agency et al., No. 20-1530. The CPP…
Harmful Algal Blooms/Hypoxia: U.S. Government Accountability Office Report
The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a June 20, 2022, report titled: Water Quality – Agency Should Take More Actions to Manage Risks from Harmful Blooms and Hypoxia (“Report”) See GAO-22-104449. GAO states it was asked to review federal efforts to manage harmful algal…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Dyess Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the Town of Dyess, Arkansas (“Dyess”), entered into a March 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System…
NPDES Permitting - Start to Finish: Shon Simpson (GBMc & Associates) Arkansas Environmental Federation Water Seminar Presentation
Shon Simpson undertook a presentation at the June 16th Arkansas Environmental Federation Water Seminar titled: NPDES Permitting – Start to Finish (“Presentation”) Shon is a Principal/Senior Project Manager at GBMc & Associates. A Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System…
Endangered Species Act: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Finalizes Rule to Rescind Definition for the Term "Habitat"
June 29, 2022
by Jordan P. Wimpy
On Friday, June 24, 2022, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (the Service) finalized a rule rescinding the regulatory definition of “habitat,” as the term was used in the Endangered Species Act (the Act) and the various implementing regulations. See 87 Fed. Reg. 37,757 (June 24, 2022). The rule…