The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in an April 29th interpretive letter the application of the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to hazardous materials…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Transportation
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) on behalf of the United States of America and the State of Georgia entered into a Consent Decree (“CD”) with Gold Creek Foods, LLC (“Gold Creek”) addressing the recovery of alleged…
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/ Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Toxic Torts
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and New Five Star Enterprise LLC (“Five Star”) entered into an April 16th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law
The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (“NSAC”) issued a May 15th report titled:
Inside the House’s FY27 Agriculture Spending Bill (“Report”)…
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/ Agriculture, Environmental Law
The United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) addressed in a May 21 Opinion an issue arising out of the operation of the Bonnet Carre Spillway (“Spillway”). See Robert L. Campo, et al v. United States,…
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/ Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Real Estate - Commercial
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Lockheed Martin Corporation (“LMC”) entered into a May 22nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
United States Senators Katie Britt (Alabama) and Ben Ray Luján (New Mexico) introduced on May 13th legislation titled:
Advancing Water Reuse Act (“Act”)…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Taxation
The American Petroleum Institute and a number of other energy related organizations submitted May 15 comments to the United States Army Corp of Engineers (“Corps”) regarding the Federal Register Notice seeking input on ways to…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a final rule that is withdrawing a 2023 final rule titled:
“Removal of Title 5 Emergency Affirmative Defense Provisions from State Operating…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and City of Anniston, Missouri, entered into a May 15th Administrative Order on Consent (“AOC”) addressing alleged violations of the Missouri Safe Drinking Water Law. See…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
The American Cement Association and a number of other industrial organizations (collectively “ACA”) filed on April 17th, a brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, proceeding styled…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
The American Cement Association and a number of other industrial organizations (collectively “ACA”) filed on April 17th, a brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, proceeding styled…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
The United States House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee reported out H.R. 2145 titled “The Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (“RIAA”).
The RIAA moves to the full House of Representatives for…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
The Bayou Meto Water Management District (“Bayou Meto”) issued a Construction, Design, Land Rights Report (“Report””).
The Report was issued in conjunction with the Board of Directors meeting that will be held on June 8th…
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/ Construction Law, Real Estate - Commercial, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) on May 19th lodged a proposed Agreement and Order on Modification to Consent Decree (“Modification”) with the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas in…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
