Endangered Species Act/Clean Water Act: Center for Biological Diversity Challenges U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Water Quality Criteria for Cadmium
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) alleging a violation of the Endangered Species Act…
Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland/A Comparison of CEAP 1 and CEAP II Survey Data/Modeling: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Report
The United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) Natural Resources Conservation Service (“NRCS”) issued a March report titled: Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland - A Comparison of CEAP I and CEAP II Survey Data and Modeling (“Report”) The Report was developed by USDA’s Conservation…
Waste Today: CARDS Recycling President Dan Christensen Profiled in March Cover Story
CARDS Recycling (“CARDS”) President Dan Christensen is the subject of the March 2022 cover story in the publication Waste Today. CARDS is a Springdale, Arkansas, based company that describes itself and its affiliates as operating hauling companies, transfer stations, recycling centers, recovery…
Electric Delivery Vehicles of the Postal Service: USPS Office of Inspector General Report
The United States Postal Service (“USPS”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a March 17th report titled: Electric Delivery Vehicles and the Postal Service (“Report”) Report RISC-WP-22-003. OIG states that an objective of the Report is to: . . . identify opportunities and challenges for…
Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Tuscaloosa Scrap Recycling Facility Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Liberty Recycling, Inc., (“Liberty”) entered into a March 14th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Alabama air regulations. See CO No. 22-CAP. The CO provides that Liberty operates a scrap recycling facility…