9th Annual Arkansas Environmental Policy Summit: November 8th Conway, Arkansas
The 9th Annual Arkansas Environmental Policy Summit (“Summit”) will be held on November 8th in Conway, Arkansas. The Summit will be held at Hendrix College from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Summit is described as a one-day event: …designed to bring together activists, regulators, elected officials…
Red-Cockaded Woodpecker/Endangered Species Act: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Downlists from Endangered to Threatened
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) published a final rule in the October 25th Federal Register changing the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) classification of the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker (“Woodpecker”). See 89 Fed. Reg. 85294. The final rule changes the Woodpecker from an…
Riparian Encroachment: New Jersey Appellate Court Addresses Adverse Possession Claim
Co-Author Jesse Long The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division (“Court”) addressed in an October 4th opinion an issue arising out of an adverse possession action. See Cozy Cove Marina, Inc. vs. Nelson Properties Partnership, 2024 WL 4404027. The adverse possession claim involved an…
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: November 20th Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission has scheduled its next meeting for November 20th at 9:00 A.M. The meeting will be held at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, 1 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas. The agenda includes the following: Administrative Business. Director’s…
Waters of the United States/Clean Water Act: Federal Court Addresses Jurisdictional Issue
Co-Author Ethan Brown The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (“Court”) addressed in an August 15th Opinion a Clean Water Act jurisdictional question. See United States v. Chameleon, LLC, No. 3:23-CV-763–HEH, 2024 WL 3835077 (E.D. Va. Aug. 15, 2024). The question…