U.S. Geological Survey Funding Opportunity/State Water Resource Agencies: Water Use Data and Research Program
December 27, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The U.S. Geological Survey (“USGS”) announced on December 14th that its Water Availability and Use Science Program (“WAUSP”) is offering a two-year cooperative agreement to State water resource agencies that collect water-use data to participate in the Water Use Data and Research (“WUDR”) program…
Release Reporting/CERCLA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Canton Township, Michigan, Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
December 27, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Canton Renewables, LLC (“Canton”), entered into a December 16th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”). See…
Major Source Operating Permit/Coal Mine: Colorado District Court Addresses Alleged Violation of State Agency Permit Review Deadline
December 23, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
A Colorado District Court (“Court”) (Gunnison County) Judge addressed motions filed by Wildearth Guardians and other environmental organizations alleging a violation of the Colorado Air Quality Control Act and C.R.S. §25-7-114.5(4) by certain Colorado state agencies. See Case No. 22CV30033. The…
Principles for Accelerating Clean Energy Deployment Through a Transmission Buildout in an Equitable Clean Energy Future: Environmental Organizations Issue Recommendations
December 23, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
A coalition of environmental organizations sent a December 15th letter to the Biden Administration containing recommendations titled: Principles for Accelerating Clean Energy Deployment Through a Transmission Buildout in an Equitable Clean Energy Future (“Transmission Principles”) The…
National Priority List/Superfund: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposes Addition of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Site
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced in a December 20th news release that it had added two sites to the Superfund National Priority List (“NPL”). One of the sites is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The Hattiesburg site is described as being formerly the site of a…