Nationwide Permits/Clean Water Act: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Announces Final Action (Including Addressing Data Centers/Pharmaceutical Facilities)
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) published in the January 8th Federal Register a notice of its final action reissuing 56 existing Clean Water Act Nationwide Permits (“NWPs”). See 91 Fed. Reg. 768. One NWP was added and another deleted. The Corps issues two types of Clean Water…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Waste Batteries
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a January 6th Interpretive Letter clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to the definition of a hazardous waste. PHMSA was responding to a July 15, 2025, email from…
Women Owning Woodlands - Threatened and Endangered Species: Arkansas Forestry Association Program/February 20th
The Arkansas Forestry Association (“AFA”) announced a program titled: Women Owning Woodlands - Threatened and Endangered Species (“Program”). The Program will be held in the PotlatchDeltic Office in El Dorado, Arkansas on February 20th. The AFA announcement states that topics to discuss include…
Waters of the United States/Clean Water Act: Restore the Mississippi River Delta's Comments on the U.S. EPA Proposed Rule
Restore the Mississippi River Delta coalition (“Delta Coalition”) submitted December 29, 2025 comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Untied States Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) on the proposed rule to revise the definition of “waters of the United States”…
Paint Release: Pulaski County Circuit Court Action Filed Addressing Trucking Company Spill
ARCAP Environmental, LLC (“ARCAP”) filed a January 5th Complaint against Oak Truck Lines, LLC (“OTL”) regarding an alleged release of paint. See 60CV-26-92. The Complaint alleges that a truck owned by OTL was travelling eastbound on I-40 near Forrest City, Arkansas when the truck was involved in a…