Arkansas Environmental Personnel Moves: Audubon Delta Announces Dr. Shubham Datta as Senior Director of Conservation
February 23, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Audubon Delta announced that Dr. Shubham Datta has been named Senior Director of Conservation for its Regional Office. Audubon Delta is a chapter of Audubon encompassing the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Ms. Dawn O’Neal, Executive Director and Vice President of Audubon Delta is…
Used Oil Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Tuscaloosa County Used Oil Transportation Facility Enter into Consent Order
February 23, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Delta Oil Services, Inc. (“Delta”) entered into a February 16th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of Alabama regulations focused on used oil management. See Consent Order No. 22-XXX-CHW/CWP. The CO provides that Delta…
Iowa Supreme Court 2 - Raccoon River 0
February 22, 2022
by Allan Gates
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement v. State of Iowa The Iowa Supreme Court has done it again. By a narrowly divided vote, it has snuffed out on procedural grounds litigation challenging the agricultural nutrient pollution of the Raccoon River. The Raccoon River rises in central Iowa, an…
Interstate Transport/Ozone NAAQS: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Disapproval of Arkansas/Louisiana/Oklahoma/Texas State Implementation Plan Submittals
February 22, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a proposed rule in the February 22nd Federal Register disapproving State Implementation Plan (“SIP”) submittals from the following states: Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas See 87 Fed. Reg. 9798. A number of other states…
Leased Structure/Mold Damage Claim: Louisiana Appellate Court Addresses Applicability of a Lease's Waiver of Liability
February 22, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
A Louisiana Court of Appeal (First Circuit) (“Court”) addressed in February 17th Opinion an issue arising out of a lessee’s damage claim against a lessor purportedly caused by exposure to mold. See Scott v. Adams, 2022 WL 484465. A question addressed was whether a waiver of liability in the lease…