Underground Injection/Safe Drinking Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Michigan Well Operator Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Lambda Energy Resources, LLC (“Lambda”) entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”) regulations addressing underground injection control (“UIC”). See…
Endangered Species Act/Western Fanshell and Ouachita Fanshell: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services Proposes Threatened Listing/Arkansas Critical Habitat
March 11, 2022
by Jordan P. Wimpy
On Thursday, March 3, 2022, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (the Service) published a rule proposing to list the western fanshell (Cyprogenia aberti) and Ouachita fanshell (Cyprogenia cf. aberti), both freshwater mussels, as threatened species and designate “critical habitat” for the species under…
Lake Drawdown/Dam Operation: Michigan Attorney General Files Enforcement Action Against Hydroelectric Companies
The Michigan Attorney General (“AG”) filed a civil action in the Circuit Court for the 30th Judicial Circuit (Ingham County) on behalf of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy and Michigan Department of Natural Resources against STS Hydropower, LLC, and Eagle Creek…
Security American Manufacturing and Our Electric Vehicle Future: U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy & Commerce Hearing
The Subcommittee on Energy of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy & Commerce (“Subcommittee”) held a March 8th hearing titled: Charging Forward: Securing American Manufacturing and Our EV Future (“Hearing”) The Hearing focused on the Biden Administration’s goal of…
Sand and Gravel Mine/Order on Consent: New York Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to Remediation Plan
The New York Supreme Court (Appellate Division) (“Court”) addressed in a March 3rd Memorandum and Order (“Memorandum”) a challenge to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s (“NYDEC”) acceptance of a remediation plan related to a sand and gravel mine. See In the Matter of 101CO…