Drain Tile System/Adjacent Landowner: Vermont Supreme Court Addresses Issues Arising in Nuisance/Trespass Action
Co-Author Verenice Perez The Supreme Court of Vermont (“Supreme Court”) in a May 24th opinion addressed issues stemming from a dairy farm’s installation of a drain tile system that discharged water into a streambed and lake allegedly affecting a downstream landowner. See Aerie Point Holdings, LLC…
Air Enforcement: Missouri Department of Natural Resources and St. Louis Connectors/Clamps Facility Enter into Administrative Order on Consent
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and Connectors Castings, Inc. (“CCI”) entered into a June 13th Administrative Order on Consent (“Order”) addressing alleged violation of the Missouri Air Regulations. See No. APCP02-23-051. The Order provides that CCI owns and operates a…
Solar Panel Array: New Hampshire Supreme Court Addresses Zoning Issue
Co-Author Joshua Millikin The Supreme Court of New Hampshire (“Supreme Court”) in an April 9th, 2024 Opinion addressed an issue arising out of a proposal to install a solar panel array. See Mojalaki Holdings v. City of Franklin, 2024 N.H. 17 (2024). Questions considered included: whether the site…
Waste Tire Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Meridian Property Owner Enter into Agreed Consent Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Mr. Graham C. Coats entered into a May 15th Agreed Consent Order (“ACO”) addressing the alleged abandonment of waste tires. The ACO states that an investigation by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (“MDEQ”) confirmed…
Sustainability and Resilience Planning in Northwest Arkansas: July 18th Program
A Program titled Sustainability & Resilience Planning in NWA (“Program”) will be held on July 18th at the Fayetteville Public Library (Willard & Pat Walker Community Room) in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The objective of the Program is to review planning efforts to: …help Northwest Arkansas be more…