Wastewater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Sioux County, Iowa Cattle Feeding Operation Enter into Consent Decree
November 20, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Department of Justice and Wynja Feedlot, Inc. (“WF”) entered into a November 17th Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. The Consent Decree was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. The Complaint provides…
Beyond the Wires/Lessons from Transmission Lines Built with Community Benefits: Environmental Defense Fund/Clean Air Act Task Force Report
November 19, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Environmental Defense Fund and Clean Air Act Task Force have published a November 2025 report titled: BEYOND THE WIRES: Lessons from Transmission Lines Built with Community Benefits (“Report”). The Report describes its purpose as to summarize lessons from a set of case studies that…
Arkansas Hazardous Waste Management Regulations: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Federal Register Notice Approving Adoption of State Program Revisions
November 19, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the November 18th Federal Register a Notice finalizing approval of the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) incorporation by reference of certain provisions as part of its…
Fund Eligibility/Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order and Assessment Addressing Memphis Facility
November 19, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued an October 13th Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Mack’s Convenience Stores (“MCS”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. The Order provides that MCS is the…
Waters of the United States/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule
November 18, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Department of the Army (collectively, “EPA”) has published a Pre-Publication Notice proposing a rule that would revise the regulations defining the scope of waters federally covered under the Clean Water Act. See…
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