Endangered Species Act: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Finalizes Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat
December 23, 2020
by Jordan P. Wimpy
On Friday, December 18, 2020, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (the “Service”) published a final rule amending the Service’s regulations for excluding areas of critical habitat under section 4(b)(2) of the Endangered Species Act. 85 Fed. Reg. 82,376 (Dec. 18, 2020). The Service published the…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Marion County Fiberglass Boat Manufacturer Enter into Consent Administrative Order
December 23, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and White River Marine Group, LLC (“White River”) entered into a December 17th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See LIS No. 20-192. The CAO provides…
The Biden Administration's First 100 Days/Priority Environmental Actions: Waterkeeper Alliance Position Paper
December 22, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Waterkeeper Alliance has issued a position paper titled: The Biden Administration’s First 100 Days – Priority Environmental Actions (December 2020) (“Paper”) Waterkeeper describes itself as including more than 350 Waterkeeper member organizations and affiliates based in 48 countries. One of…
Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Eagan, Minnesota, Lead Smelting Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
December 22, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Gopher Resource, LLC, (“GR”) entered into a November 30th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of certain Clean Air Act National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (“NESHAP”) rules. See…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Mississippi County Carbon Processing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
December 22, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Mid-Continent Coal & Coke Company (“Mid-Continent”) entered into a December 17th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See LIS No. 20-194. Mid-Continent…