Trump Era U.S. Forest Service Decisions: Environmental Organizations Ask U.S. Department of Agriculture to Immediately Review
Thirty-nine environmental organizations transmitted a January 28th letter to Kevin Shea, Acting Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), requesting that it immediately: . . . implement a targeted, 60-day elevation of Forest Service decisions for the purposes of reviewing…
93rd Arkansas General Assembly: Solid Waste Management Facility Operator Licensing Revisions
The 93rd Arkansas General Assembly convened for regular session on January 11th. The pre-filing of bills and resolutions began on November 16th. Senate Bill 262 proposes to amend Subchapter 9 of Chapter 6 of Title 8 (Environmental Law). It would revise certain aspects of the licensing of operators…
Clean Water Act/Section 404 Program: Environmental Organizations Judicial Challenge to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Delegation to Florida
Earthjustice and a number of other environmental organizations filed a January 14th Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) challenging the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) delegation of the Section 404 Clean Water Act program to the State of Florida…
Advancing Alternative Fuels: Three Retail Motor Fuel Trade Associations Outline Suggested Principles to Biden Administration
Three trade associations representing the United States retail motor fuel community sent a January 27th letter to Biden Administration officials outlining what they believe are “key principles” for the advancement of alternative fuels in the marketplace. The January 27th letter was co-authored by…
Aluminum/Water Quality Criteria: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Pre-Publication Notice for Oregon Fresh Waters
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in a pre-publication notice stated it is promulgating federal water quality criteria (“WQC”) for aluminum that is applicable to fresh waters in the State of Oregon that are jurisdictional under the Clean Water Act. EPA had disapproved of…