2026 National Environmental Achievement Award Honorees: National Association of Clean Water Agencies Recognizes Little Rock, Arkansas Water Reclamation Authority
December 12, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (“NACWA”) recently named their 2026 “National Environmental Achievement Award Honorees”. NACWA describes the awards as recognizing individuals and NACWA member agencies that have made outstanding contributions to environmental protection and the…
Reinforcing a Compliance First Orientation for Compliance Assurance in Civil Enforcement Activities: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Memorandum
December 12, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a December 5th memorandum titled: Reinforcing a “Compliance First” Orientation for Compliance Assurance in Civil Enforcement Activities (“Memorandum”). The Memorandum was transmitted from Craig J. Pritzlaff, EPA acting Assistant…
Citizen Suit Action/Clean Water Act: Conservation Law Foundation and Littleton, Massachusetts Pepsi-Product Manufacturing/Bottling Company Enter Into Consent Decree
December 12, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Conservation Law Foundation (“CLF”) filed a Clean Water Act citizen suit action against Patriot Beverages, LLC (“Patriot”) alleging certain Clean Water Act related violations. See Case No. 1:24-cv-11514. CLF had previously sent an April 10, 2024, Clean Water Act Notice of Violations and Intent…
State Environmental Agencies Funding: Environmental Integrity Project Report
December 11, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Environmental Integrity Project (“EIP”) published a document titled: State of Decline: Cuts to State Pollution Control Agencies Compound Damage from the Dismantling of EPA (“Report”). The overall premise of the Report is that some state environmental agencies have seen significant budget…
Regional Haze/Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Arkansas and 17 other State Attorney Generals' Comments on EPA's Solicitation of Potential Regulatory Changes to Implementation/Structure
December 11, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The State of Arkansas and 17 other Attorney Generals filed December 1st Comments addressing an October 2nd Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”) issued by EPA styled: Visibility Protection: Regional Haze State Plan Requirements Rule Revision, Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 90…