Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards/Clean Air Act: Center for Biological Diversity Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. EPA for Mandated Revisions to Lead/Ozone
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) sent an October 1st letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) styled: Clean Air Act Notice of Intent to Sue for Failure to Complete Mandatory Reviews of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Lead and Ozone…
Wind Energy Facilities/Local Legislative Bodies: Arkansas Attorney General Opinion Addressing Act 945 of 2025
The Arkansas Attorney General (“AG”) addressed in an Opinion various questions regarding Act 945 of 2025. See Opinion No. 2026-060. The AG was responding to questions from State Representative Brad Hall of Van Buren. The questions addressed included: If a wind energy facility is deemed exempt…
Wastewater Enforcement: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Notice of Civil Penalty Assessment/Order Addressing Boardman Fertilizer Product Marketing Facility
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (“ODEQ”) issued a August 25th Notice of Civil Penalty Assessment and Order (“Notice”) to True Organic Products, LLC, (“TOP”) addressing an alleged unpermitted discharge of wastewater to waters of the state. See Case No. WQ/I-ER-2026-666. The Notice…
Waters of the United States/Clean Water Act: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Comments on U.S. EPA Supplemental Proposed Rule
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (“AGFC”) submitted October 8th comments addressing the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”): Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Updated Definition of “Waters of the United States (“Supplemental Proposed Rule”). See Docket No…
Mineral Rights/Lease: Louisiana Appellate Court Addresses Applicability to Natural Gas Condensate
Co-Author Cooper Horton Louisiana’s Second Circuit Court of Appeal (“Court”) considered an issue involving mineral rights. See Furlow v. Petro-Chem Operating Co., No. 56,802-CW, 2026 WL 2507847 (La. Ct. App. Aug. 26, 2026). The Court addressed a conversion claim brought by a group of Claiborne…