Stormwater/Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Stuttgart Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Stuttgart, Arkansas, entered into a May 5th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged Clean Water Act violations. See LIS No. 21-035. The CAO provides that Stuttgart, Arkansas…
Clean Fill Facility/Zoning: Pennsylvania Court Addresses Whether Activity Constitutes Violation
Co-Author: Grace Wewers A Pennsylvania court examined in a May 26th Opinion whether a town’s zoning ordinance prohibited a Clean Fill Facility (“Facility”) in a certain district. See Greenview Properties 862, LLC v. Hamilton Township Zoning Board, No. 799 C.D. 2020, 2021 WL 2135951 (Pa. Commw. Ct…
Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Tigard, Oregon, Structural Steel Fabricator Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Fought & Company, Inc., (“Fought”) entered into a Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of a Stormwater Industrial General Permit. See Docket No. CWA-10-2021-0069. The CA provides that Fought owns and operates a facility…
Oak Diversity in Arkansas: Arkansas Native Plant Society Webinar/August 4
The Arkansas Native Plant Society (“ANPS”) is hosting a webinar on August 4th titled: Oak Diversity in Arkansas (“Webinar”) The Webinar will be held on August 4th from 1-2 p.m. (Central Time). The ANPS program description notes that: Oak species are one of the most important clades of woody…
Software Patents: A Competitive Advantage in a Changing World
The financial industry is incorporating fintech and block chain solutions. Healthcare companies are adapting to electronic medical records and online platforms. Even the legal field is looking for methods to optimize discovery. Software solutions have become an integral part of every sector, not…