Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Shipping Paper Preparation
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) transmitted a September 30th Interpretive Letter clarifying the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to the preparation of shipping papers. See Reference No. 25-0103. PHMSA was responding to a July 23rd…
Acre x Acre: Northwest Arkansas Land Trust Announces 2025 Honorees
The Northwest Arkansas Land Trust (“NWALT”) announced its Acre x Acre 2025 honorees. NWALT states the annual awards celebrate: …land conservation and the people committed to protecting our natural resources in our region. NWALT describes its mission as to “preserve and enhance the quality of…
Regional Haze/Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Solicits Comments for Development of Regulatory Changes to Implementation/Structure
September 30, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced on September 19th an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”) to solicit information and request comment to assist the agency in development of regulatory changes pertaining to the implementation and structure of the…
Section 408/Rivers and Harbors Act: Federal Court Addresses Challenge to Ancillary Use of Levee
September 30, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Co-Author Baker Wells The United States District Court for the District of Oregon (“Court”) addressed an issue involving the Rivers and Harbors Act. See Columbia Riverkeeper v. Caswell, Case No. 3:24-cv-00868-AN, 2025 WL 2256295, at *1, (D. Or. Aug. 7, 2025). Columbia Riverkeeper and 1000 Friends…
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: October 1st Meeting Scheduled
September 30, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission has scheduled its next meeting for October. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. The Department of Agriculture is located 1 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205…