2025 Annual Mississippi County Watershed Forum: Event Held October 16th at Arkansas Northeastern College (Mississippi County)
Big River Steel (“BRS”) a U.S. Steel company, proudly hosted the 2025 Annual Mississippi County Watershed Forum (“Forum”) on October 16th at the Larwrence Family Campus – Arkansas Northeastern College in Mississippi County, Arkansas. The Forum continues a tradition that began in 2023 that is…
Citizen Suit Action/Clean Water Act: Black Warrior Riverkeeper Judicial Action Addressing Alabama Red Rock Mining/Iron Ore Reclamation Facility
Black Warrior Riverkeeper (“BWR”) filed on October 16th in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama a Clean Water Act citizen suit action against PB Services, LLC (“PB”). See Case No. 2:25-cv-01788-NAD. The BWR Complaint states that PB operates red rock mining and iron…
Streamlining the Review of Deregulatory Actions: U.S. Office of Management and Budget Memorandum
The United States Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) issued an October 21st memorandum titled: Streamlining the Review of Deregulatory Actions (“Memorandum”). The Memorandum is directed to “Regulatory Policy Officers at Departments and Agencies and Managing and Executive Directors of…
Association of Clean Water Administrators/2026 Water Quality Standards Workshop: Little Rock, Arkansas April 21-23
The Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) will be holding its 2026 Water Quality Standards Workshop (“Workshop”) in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Workshop will take place April 21-23. ACWA describes the Workshop as a: …a national meeting organized by ACWA for state staff involved in…
Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Crockett, California Sugar Refinery Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and C&H Sugar Company, Inc. (“CH”) entered into an October 27th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. See Docket No. CWA-09-2026-0002. The CAFO provides that CH owns/operates a sugar…