Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations/Clean Water Act: Washington Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to Combined State NPDES Permit
The Court of Appeals of Washington – Division 2 (“Court”) addressed in a June 29th Decision a challenge to the Washington Department of Ecology’s (“WDE”) Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (“CAFO”) Waste Discharge General Permit (state only) and Combined National Pollutant Discharge Elimination…
Safety and Health: Arkansas Environmental Federation Schedules July Webinars
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) announced its schedule for its annual Safety and Health presentations. The presentations will be undertaken using the webinar format on three different dates. The following dates and presentations will be undertaken: July 8: 11:00 - 12:00 OSHA Update…
UIC Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Allegan County, Michigan Class II Injection Well Operator Enter into Consent Order
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Bruce Alan Enterprises, Inc., (“BAEI”) entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of certain Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”) regulations. See Docket No. SDWA-05-2021-0002. The CAFO states…
Eastern Hellbender/Endangered Species Act: Waterkeeper Federal District Court Challenge to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Denial of Listing Petition
Waterkeeper Alliance, Inc., and other organizations filed a July 1st Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) against the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) challenging its decision to not list as a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species…
Butane Additive/Gasoline: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Scope of the Alternative Fuel Mixtures Credit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (“Seventh Circuit”) addressed in a June 29th Opinion the scope of the alternative fuel mixtures (“AFM”) federal tax credit. See U.S. Venture, Inc., v. United States of America, No. 20-1861. The question considered was whether the AFM credit…