Endangered Species Act: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Proposes Regulatory Definition for "Habitat"
August 7, 2020
by Jordan P. Wimpy
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (“Service”) proposed on August 5th for the first time a regulatory definition for the term “habitat” as it is used in the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the various implementing regulations. See 85 Fed. Reg. 47333 (Aug. 5, 2020). The Service is accepting comments…
Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Decatur Automobile/Metal Consumer Products Recycling Facility Enter Into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and SA Recycling LLC (“SA”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See Consent Order No. 20-XXX-CAP. The CO provides that SA operates an automobile and other metal consumer products recycling…
Forest Management: Beaver Watershed Alliance Announces Webinar Presentation - August 28th
The Beaver Watershed Alliance (“BWA”) announced it will be undertaking a webinar presentation addressing forest management. The webinar will be held on Friday, August 28th, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The webinar is described as providing an “educational short class for landowners of forested…
Toxic Pesticides Act of 2020: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Amendments Introduced
United States Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) introduced proposed legislation (“Proposed Legislation”) to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (“FIFRA”). Senator Udall is the Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on…
Title V Petition to Object Rule Revisions/Permit Application Impacts: Ben Holden (GBMc & Associates), Arkansas Environmental Federation Webinar Presentation
Ben Holden, P.E., undertook a webinar presentation for the Arkansas Environmental Federation titled: Title V Petition to Object Rule Revisions – Permit Application Impacts (“Presentation”) Ben is the Air Services Manager for GBMc & Associates. The other presenters included Stuart Spencer of…