Data Quality Issues Within the Hazardous Waste e-Manifest System: Association for State & Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials Position Paper
November 19, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Association for State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) published a position paper titled: DATA QUALITY ISSUES WITHIN THE HAZARDOUS WASTE e-MANIFEST SYSTEM (“Position Paper”). ASTSWMO describes itself as an organization of 50 states, 5 territories, and the District…
Iowa Landfill Material Analysis: Iowa Department of Natural Resources Issues 2024 Report
November 19, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (“IDNR”) has issued a June 2024 Report titled: 2022 Iowa Landfill Material Analysis (“Report”). The Report was prepared by SCS Engineers. IDNR has undertaken an initiative to measure aspects of material management throughout the State of Iowa. The stated…
104(b) Grant Program: Arkansas Water Resources Center Request for Pre-Proposals (FY 2024)
November 19, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Water Resources Center (“AWRC”) announced in a November 18th notice that it is inviting: …pre-proposals for research projects that address critical water needs in Arkansas. The funding opportunity comes as part of the United States Geology Survey (“USGS”) 104(b) Grant Program…
Arkansas Mudalia Snail/Endangered Species Act: Center for Biological Diversity and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Enter into Agreement Requiring Listing Consideration
November 18, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) entered into a November 14th Stipulated Settlement Agreement and Proposed Order (“Settlement”) addressing the Arkansas Mudalia Snail (“AMS”). See Case No. 1:24-cv-00691-JEB. The Settlement…
Riparian Rights/Piers and Docks: Federal Court Addresses Ownership of Mississippi River Submerged Waterbed
November 18, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Co-Author Jesse Long The United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin (“Court”) addressed in an August 22nd Opinion a riparian rights issue. See Clott et al., v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2024 WL 3905069. The question considered was whether certain landowners had the…