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…
404 Nationwide Permits/Clean Water Act: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Proposed Rulemaking/Renewal
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the June 18th Federal Register that addresses various Nationwide Permits (“NWPs”). See 90 Fed. Reg. 26100. The Corps’ proposed rulemaking includes: Reissuing its existing NWPs and associated general…
Energy Efficiency Enforcement: California Energy Commission and Battery Charger Manufacturer Enter into Settlement Agreement and Release Addressing Alleged Violations
The California Energy Commission (“CEC”) and Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (“Black & Decker”) entered into a May 21st Settlement Agreement and Release (“Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of the California Appliance Efficiency Regulations (“Regulations”). The Agreement provides that Black &…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Garland County Non-Municipal Domestic Treatment Facility Enter Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Lakeside Gardens Horizontal Property Regime (“Lakeside”) entered into a February 4th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge…