Stormwater Enforcement: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Notice of Civil Penalty Assessment and Order Addressing Pope County Quarry
February 13, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (“ODEQ”) issued a December 30, 2025, Notice of Civil Penalty Assessment and Order (“Notice”) to CPM Development Corporation d/b/a RiverBend Materials (“CPM”) addressing alleged violations of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”)…
Public/Private Nuisance: Alabama Circuit Addresses Preliminary Injunction Request Involving Quarry
February 12, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Co-Author Nayeli Ortiz The Circuit Court of Limestone County, Alabama (“Circuit Court”), addressed in a January 23rd Order issues involving an alleged public and/or private nuisance. See New Beginnings Covenant Ministries, v. Stoned LLC, No. 2024–900436 (Cir. Ct. Limestone Cnty., Ala. Jan. 23…
PFAS in Biosolids/Wastewater: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Releases Data from Preliminary Study
February 12, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (“NCDEQ”) has released data from a preliminary study of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in biosolids and wastewater. NCDEQ states that the study is the agency’s first investigation assessing PFAS concentrations in biosolids in the…
10th Annual Arkansas Environmental Policy Summit: Conway/February 20th - REMINDER
February 12, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The 10th Annual Arkansas Environmental Policy Summit (“Summit”) will be held in Conway, Arkansas on February 20th. The Summit will be held at Worsham Hall at Hendrix College from 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. The Summit is described as a: … one-day event designed to bring together activists, regulators…
Brownfield/Transitional Renewable Energy Certificates: New Jersey Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to Application Denial
February 11, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Co-Author Stephanie Wallace-Wolf The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division (“Court”), considered in a December 29th Opinion an issue under New Jersey’s Transition Incentive Program. See Matter of Kober Solar Auto Parts, Inc., No. A-0424-24, 2025 WL 3749872 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Dec…