Climate Resilience/Carbon Stewardship of America's National Forests/Grasslands: June 23rd U.S. Department of Agriculture Memorandum
U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) Secretary Tom Vilsack issued a June 23rd memorandum titled: Climate Resilience and Carbon Stewardship of America’s National Forests and Grasslands (“Memorandum”) See Secretary’s Memorandum 1077-004. The intent of the Memorandum is to direct the USDA Forest…
Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: U.S. District Court Addresses Motion to Dismiss
As noted in an April 27th blog post, the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief in the United States District Court (Eastern District – Arkansas) against the United States Environmental…
State Departments of Transportation/Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Federal Highway Administration Proposed Rule Requiring Measurement/Reporting CO2 Emissions of Vehicles Traveling on the Federal Highway System
The Federal Highway Administration (“FHWA”) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) that would: Amend FHWA regulations governing national performance measures to require state departments of transportation (“State DOTs”) and metropolitan planning organizations (“MPO”) to establish…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Jefferson County Commercial Truck Wash Operator Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Qualawash Holdings, LLC (“Qualawash”) entered into a June 10th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama hazardous waste regulations. See CO No. 22-XXXCHW. The CO provides that Qualawash operates a commercial…
Endangered Species Act/ Mammoth Spring Crayfish: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Finds Species Not Warranted For Listing As An Endangered or Threatened Species
July 8, 2022
by Jordan P. Wimpy
On Wednesday, July 6, 2022, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (“Service”) published a notification of findings that three species – the evening fieldslug (Deroceras hesperium), Mammoth Spring crayfish (Faxonius marchandi), and Weber’s Whitlow grass (Dabra weberi) – are not warranted for listing as…