Stormwater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Lafayette County Mine Operator Enter into Agreed Order
September 21, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Mississippi Commission on Environment Quality (“MCEQ”) and Midsouth Green LLC (“Midsouth”) entered into an Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of regulations related to stormwater control. See Order No. 7063 20. The AO references Midsouth’s “Green Mine” located in Lafayette…
Waste Management (WM): September 2020 Report on Recyling
September 18, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Waste Management issued a September 2020 document entitled “Report on Recycling” (“Report”). The company states that following an “indepth engagement with As You Sow and Trillium Asset Management (TAM) in February 2020, Waste Management committed to publishing this Report on Recycling” to: Help…
Environmental Site Review & Permitting for Intermodal Facility: Western Arkansas Intermodal Authority RFQ
September 18, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Western Arkansas Intermodal Authority (“WAIA”) issued an August 30th Request for Qualifications (“RFQs”) related to a proposed port and intermodal facility addressing two separate tasks: Preliminary Engineering & Design for Intermodal Facility Environmental Site Review & Permitting for…
Solid Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Selma Construction and Debris Landfill Enter into Consent Order
September 18, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and the City of Selma C/D Landfill (“Selma”) entered into an August 6th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials Management Act (“Solid Waste Act”). See Consent Order No…
Distinguishing Between Bullying and Protected First Amendment Speech: Arkansas Specific Laws
September 17, 2020
by Devin R. Bates
Earlier this week, the Mitchell Williams education law blog reported on a school that recently was found to have run afoul of the First Amendment when they suspended a student for bullying. First Amendment issues in the school context are frequently litigated around the country, and staying on top…