Environmental Criminal Enforcement/Motor Fuels: California Attorney General Files Felony Charges Addressing Alleged Sale of Hazardous Waste Fuel to Gasoline Stations
The California Attorney General (“AG”) filed on January 18th felony charges against Lamb Fuels, Inc. (“Lamb Fuels”) and two employees for allegedly illegally treating and transporting hazardous waste in California. The Defendants are alleged to have collected waste fuel gathered at scrap yards and…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Monticello Powdered Activated Carbon Wood Production Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Envirapac Monticello, LLC (“EML”) entered into a January 9th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 24-009. The CAO provides that EML owns and…
Southern Plains Bumblebees/Endangered Species Act: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Petition to Address Possible Endangered/Threatened Listing (Range Includes Arkansas)
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) announced on January 25th 90-day findings on 10 petitions to add species to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (“List”) under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). One of the 10 species includes the Southern Plains…
Iowa Ag-Gag Statute: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to Amended Law
Co-Author: Caroline O’Connor The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (“Eighth Circuit”) addressed in a January 8, 2024, Opinion the constitutionality of an Iowa Ag-Gag law. See Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Reynolds, 89 F.4th 1065 (8th Cir.). The question considered was whether two…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Gosnell Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality and the City of Gosnell, Arkansas (“Gosnell”) entered into an October 16th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) to address an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System…