Water/Aquifer: California Appellate Court Addresses Whether Captured Flood Waters Constitute Personal Property
A California Court of Appeal (Fifth District) (“Court”) addressed in a March 14th Opinion whether water in an aquifer could be personal property. See Sandton Agriculture Investments III, LLC, v. 4-S Ranch Partners, LLC, 2025 WL 814870. The water in question constituted captured floodwaters stored…
Arkansas State Marketing Board for Recyclables and Compliance Advisory Panel: March 25th Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas State Marketing Board for Recyclables and Compliance Advisory Panel (“Board”) is scheduled to meet on March 25th. The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) states that members may join the meeting via the virtual platform Microsoft…
Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Air Act: Center for Biological Diversity Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Alleged Failure to Perform Nonattainment Nondiscretionary Duty
The Center for Biological Diversity and the Center for Environmental Health (collectively, “CBD”) sent a Clean Air Act Notice of Intent to Sue the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on February 4th alleging a failure to perform an act or duty which is not discretionary with the…
Phosphoric Acid Production Waste/Federal Court Petition for Writ of Mandamus: Center for Biological Diversity Seeks U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regulation
The Center for Biological Diversity and other organizations filed a March 10th Petition for Writ of Mandamus (“Petition”) before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit asking that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) revisit a 1991 decision…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting - March 28th Meeting
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) is the environmental policy-making body for Arkansas. The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly basis. The Commission issued a notice stating: The next PC&EC meeting is scheduled in-person for 10 a.m. Friday…