Illegal Dumping/Environmental Justice: U.S. Department of Justice Announces City of Houston, Texas, Investigation
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced in a July 22nd news release that it had opened: . . . an environmental justice investigation into the City of Houston’s operations, policies and practices related to illegal dumping. DOJ’s Civil Rights Division is stated to be examining…
Underground Injection Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Bismarck Meat Processing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and CR Custom Processing, Inc. (“CR”) entered into a May 26th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission (“APC&EC”) Rule 17. See LIS…
Endangered Species Act: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Finalizes Rule to Rescind Revisions for Designating and Excluding Critical Habitat
July 29, 2022
by Jordan P. Wimpy
On Thursday July 21, 2022, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (the Service) finalized a rule rescinding revisions to the Service’s regulations for excluding areas of critical habitat under section 4(b)(2) of the Endangered Species Act. 87 Fed. Reg. 43,433 (July 21, 2022). The rule rescinding the…
Enforcement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors/Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Rule: National Waste & Recycling Association Comments
The National Waste & Recycling Association (“NWRA”) submitted comments to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) addressing its proposed rule titled: Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (“Proposed Rule”) The SEC proposed the rule on…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality and Baxter County Resort Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Holiday Shores Resort (“HSR”) entered into a July 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”)…