National Environmental Policy Act/Council on Environmental Quality: Final Rule Issued Removing Implementing Regulations
The White House Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) published a final rule in the Federal Register on January 8th removing its National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) implementing regulations. See 91 Fed. Reg. 618. CEQ adopted the interim final rule published on February 25, 2025, as the…
Waters of the United States/Clean Water Act: Arkansas Farm Bureau Comments on the U.S. EPA Proposed Rule
The Arkansas Farm Bureau (“ARFB”) submitted January 5th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency and United States Corps of Engineers (collectively, “Corps”) on the proposed rule to revise the definition of “Waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”). See Docket…
Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Magnolia Railway Services Facility Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Southeastern Railway Services (“SRS”) entered into a January 5th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See Order No. 7646 26. The AO provides that SRS operates a railway services facility in Magnolia…
Perchlorate/Safe Drinking Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposes National Primary Drinking Water Regulation
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the January 6th Federal Register a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (“NPDWR”) for perchlorate under the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”). See 91 Fed. Reg. 398. The proposed rule includes a request for comments and a…
Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department Environment and Conservation and Memphis Freight Facility Enter Into Agreed Order
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) and XPO Logistics Freight, Inc. (“XPO”) entered into a December 15th Agreed Final Order (“AFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. See Case No. UST-24-0194. The AFO provides…