2022-24 Montana Combined Integrated Report: Upper Missouri Waterkeeper Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. EPA for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations
Upper Missouri Waterkeeper (“UMW”) sent a July 15th document to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) styled: Notice of Intent to Sue EPA for Failure, Under Clean Water Act Section 303(d), 33 U.S.C. 1313(d), to Approve or Disapprove State of Montana's 2022-24 Combined…
Critical Minerals/Reducing U.S. Import Reliance with Substitution and Recycling Technologies: U.S. Government Accountability Office Report
The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a July report titled: Critical Minerals: Reducing U.S. Import Reliance with Substitution and Recycling Technologies (“Report”). The Report is transmitted to the following: The Honorable Gary Palmer, Chairman, Subcommittee on…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Cross County School District Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Cross County School District – Cross County High School (“District”) entered into a June 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant…
Nationwide Permit 12/Oil or Gas Natural Pipeline Activities: Sierra Club Files Judicial Challenge
Sierra Club and other environmental organizations filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (“Court”) challenging the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) prior issuance of Clean Water Act…
Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines: U.S. EPA Public Notices Okanogan County, Washington Reclamation Project
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has issued a notice in the July 16th Federal Register that Trout Unlimited Inc. (“Trout”) has applied for a Good Samaritan Remediation permit pursuant to the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024 (“Act”). See…