Municipalities vs. Ransomware Attacks - Who's Winning?
Ransomware attacks on municipalities were on the rise in 2019, with two-thirds of known ransomware attacks in the United States targeting governments, and the trend is expected to continue for 2020. It is important for city governments to be vigilant in regards to their cybersecurity, regardless of…
Arkansas Environmental Personnel Moves: Ms. Elaine Edwards, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Little Rock District) Chief of Regulatory Division Announces Retirement
Ms. Elaine Edwards recently announced she will retire from the Little Rock District of the United States Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) on January 31st. Ms. Edwards currently serves as Chief of the Regulatory Division of the Corps’ Little Rock District. The Regulatory Division of the Corps’ Little…
Louisiana-Mississippi Map Turtles/Endangered Species Act: Center for Biological Diversity Federal District Challenge to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Failure to List
The Center for Biological Diversity and Healthy Gulf (collectively “CBD”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) alleging a: . . . failure…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order/Penalty for Camden, Tennessee Magnesium Smelting Operation
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a January 8th proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to MagPro, LLC, (“MagPro”) for alleged violations of an air permit. See Case No. APC-19-0090, APC-19-0148, APC-19-0157. MagPro is stated to have…
Regional Haze/Utah: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Approval of Revisions to State Implementation Plan
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced in the January 22, 2020 Federal Register that it was proposing to approve revisions to the State of Utah’s plan for addressing regional haze. The proposed approval addresses: controls previously proposed by Utah for the PacifiCorp…