7/31/2025 1:46:24 PM Dairy Investment in Midwest Continues to Create Jobs and Opportunities By David Crass I have posted recently about how dairy production is rising to meet the demands of increased processing and distribution infrastructure,...
7/2/2025 2:44:31 PM De-weaponizing Clean Water Act Section 401 By David Crass On July 1st, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) announced it will soon open a docket and host two listening...
4/22/2025 4:48:43 PM Got Brownfield? By David Crass We can help. Our environmental and real estate team just closed on the transfer of an underutilized contaminated former industrial...
10/2/2023 9:32:45 PM SEC Brings Further Actions for Violation of Whistleblower Protection Rule By Iqan Fadaei Betsy Voter Kevin Timken The SEC has brought charges against a private subsidiary of a publicly traded company for using an employee release agreement that...
8/29/2023 6:56:32 PM No Funny Business: USEPA and Army Corps Rule Revision Conforms to Supreme Court's Sackett Decision By David Crass Today, USEPA and the Army Corps released revisions to its 2023 "Waters of the United States" (WOTUs) rule to conform it to the United...
5/25/2023 6:15:46 PM SCOTUS Significantly Restricts EPA's Wetland Authority By Michael Best In a landmark decision issued today, the U.S. Supreme Court severally restricted EPA's authority under the Clean Water Act to regulate...
12/16/2022 3:00:01 PM Real Estate Tax Exemptions Should Be Front of Mind for Faith-Based Organizations as Year End Approaches By James Forrest Keith Richardson Generally speaking, owners of real property pay property taxes each year. However, most states recognize an exemption from property tax...
8/16/2022 9:52:48 PM Making Employees Feel Appreciated By Michael Best What do employees want from their employer? Sure, a decent paycheck, health insurance and vacation days are important. But the ABC...
4/11/2022 1:13:15 PM Biden Administration Doubles Down on Nutrient Reduction Strategies By David Crass Last week, USEPA HQ's Office of Water(OW) issued a vital policy memorandum signaling OW's ongoing commitment to national nutrient...
3/22/2022 6:19:37 PM Do I hear an ECHO? By David Crass Today, USEPA announced the release of yet another tool in the Environmental Justice (EJ) toolbox, "ECHO Notify". ECHO Notify is an...
3/10/2022 7:25:03 PM EJScreen Ver. 2.0 By David Crass The Biden Administration's focus on Environmental Justice (EJ) issues continues as two recent releases reveal. USEPA released an updated...
2/8/2022 4:35:14 PM Superfun? Not really! By David Crass The bipartisan infrastructure bill (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public Law 117-58, 135 Stat. 429 (November 15, 2021),...