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TEXAS ENVIRONMENTAL LAW JOURNAL Volume 50 Winter 2020 Number 2 ARTICLES PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS: WHAT EVERY ENVIRONMENTAL LAWYER SHOULD KNOW Kellie E. Billings-Ray 233 RED WOLF COALITION V. UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE: RED SCARE Edward Fitzgerald 247 COMPARING COMPACTS: EXAMINING THE SUPREME COURT’S DECISION IN MONTANA V. WYOMING TO EVALUATE TEXAS V. NEW MEXICO REGARDING THE RIO GRANDE COMPACT Eugene C. White 291 NOTES WATER ALLOCATION LAWS AND ENERGY PRODUCTION ACROSS THE UNITED STATES: HOW TEXAS’S UNIQUE LAWS AND POSITION AS AN ENERGY POWERHOUSE PUT IT AT AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE Zoe W. Oldham 307 THE FINAL STRAW?: EVALUATING POSSIBLE CHALLENGES TO SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STRAW BANS Dayna Smith 331 BLOCKCHAIN FOR CLEAN ENERGY – A “DISTRIBUTED” APPROACH TO SAVING THE PLANET Benjamin R. Zeter 353 DEVELOPMENTS AIR – John Turney, Jacob Gildan 377 FEDERAL UPDATE – Amanda G. Halter, Meredith Luneack 381 NATURAL RESOURCES – Patrick Leahy, Neha Singh 387 PUBLICATIONS – Joshua D. Katz, Emily Meier 391 STATE CASENOTE – Stacie M. Dowell, Thomas Kagerer 393 WATER RIGHTS & UTILITIES – Emily Rogers, Kimberly Kelley, Patrick Maloney 399 STATE BAR SECTION NEWS Prepared through The University of Texas School of Law Publications Office ISSN 0163-545X Copyright © 2020 Environmental and Natural Resources Section of the State Bar of Texas and The University of Texas School of Law Texas Environmental Law Journal Please cite as: TEX. ENVTL. L. J. TEXAS ENVIRONMENTAL LAW JOURNAL Volume 50 Winter 2020 Number 2 S TATE B AR OF T EXAS ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW SECTION P.O. Box 220, Mailstop S-520 Austin, Texas 78767-0220 www.texenrls.org EDITORIAL BOARD Editor-In-Chief Assistant Editor for Production Ashleigh K. Acevedo Rohonda D. Williams Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 909 Fannin, Suite 2000 909 Fannin, Suite 2000 Houston, Texas 77010 Houston, Texas 77010 [email protected] [email protected] (713) 276-7631 (713) 276-7612 DEVELOPMENTS ATTORNEY CONTRIBUTORS Air Quality Water Quality & Utilities Casenotes—State John B. Turney David J. Klein Stacey Dowell Richards Rodriguez & Skeith Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Trinity River Authority of Texas 816 Congress Ave., Ste. 1200 Townsend, P.C. P.O. Box 60 Austin, Texas 78701-2672 816 Congress Ave., Ste. 1900 Arlington, Texas 76004-0060 [email protected] Austin, Texas 78701 [email protected] (512) 476-0005 [email protected] (817) 467-4343 (512) 322-5818 Natural Resources Publications Patrick Leahy Water Rights Joshua D. Katz Baker Botts, L.L.P. Emily Rogers Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta, 98 San Jacinto Blvd., Ste. 1500 Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta, L.L.P. Austin, Texas 78701-4078 L.L.P. 3711 S. Mopac, Bldg. 1, Ste. 300 [email protected] 3711 S. Mopac, Bldg. 1, Ste. 300 Austin, Texas 78746 (512) 322-2660 Austin, Texas 78746 [email protected] [email protected] (512) 472-8021 Solid Waste (512) 404-7790 Alisha Mehta Washington Update Jackson Walker, L.L.P. Casenotes—Federal Jacob Arechiga 100 Congress Ave., Ste. 1100 Amanda Halter Duane Morris LLP Austin, Texas 78701-4042 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 900 S. Capital of Texas Hwy, Ste. [email protected] 909 Fannin, Ste. 2000 300 (512) 236-2340 Houston, Texas 77010 Austin, Texas 78746 [email protected] [email protected] (713) 276-7665 ii TEXAS ENVIRONMENTAL LAW JOURNAL Volume 50 Winter 2020 Number 2 U NIVERSITY OF T EXAS S CHOOL OF L AW TEXAS ENVIRONMENTAL LAW JOURNAL 727 East Dean Keeton St. Austin, Texas 78705-3224 (512) 471-0299 / [email protected] STUDENT EDITORIAL BOARD 2019-2020 Editor-in-Chief Developments Editor Lead Articles & Notes Editor Lori K. Patrick Rachel C. Lau Drew W. Roberts Articles & Notes Editor Managing Editor Marketing Director Patrick D. Maloney Jensen R. Martinez Francis C. Wellin Articles & Notes Editor Symposium Director Caleb E. Ray Zoe W. Oldham STAFF 2019-2020 Senior Staff Editors Jacob L. Gildan Evan Z. Pearson Kevin K. Taki Meredith G. Luneack Allison M. Simkins Zachary S. Tavlin Staff Editors Niha N. Ali Matthew T. Goldstein Jeffrey S. Neiman Maxwell W. Anderson John R. Hormell Rachel C. Nipper Jackson R. Bright Noorulanne H. Jan Nicholas D. Ray Chloe A. Daniels Thomas M. Kagerer Bahar B. Sahami Samuel G. Dreggors Eryn L. Lyle Cooper B. Shear Daniel D. Dyring Kylan T. MacLeod Neha A. Singh Katherine A. Dzienkowski Samuel E. McCombs Jessica A. Villalon Samuel H. Elkins Jared A. Mezzatesta Stephen T. Weinberger Adam D. Enochs Emily C. Meier Meng Yu Matthew Y. Frederick Ethan J. Zertucha iii TEXAS ENVIRONMENTAL LAW JOURNAL Volume 50 Winter 2020 Number 2 STATE BAR OF TEXAS ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW SECTION SECTION OFFICERS (2019-2020) Chair Vice Chair Treasurer Susan M. Maxwell Nathan M. Block Pete Wahl 3711 S. Mopac, Bldg 1, Ste 300 501 Westlake Park Blvd 2323 Ross Ave., Ste. 600 Austin, Texas 78746-8015 Wl1 - Lr - 3.668B Dallas, Texas 75201 [email protected] Houston, Texas 77079 [email protected] (512) 472-8021 [email protected] (214) 953-6101 (832) 619-4789 Chair-Elect Immediate Past Chair David J. Klein Secretary Stephen McMillen 816 Congress Ave., Ste. 1900 Erin Chancellor P.O. Box 655474, MS 3999 Austin, Texas 78701-2478 12100 Park 35 Cir., MC 218 Dallas, Texas 75265 [email protected] Austin, Texas 78753 [email protected] (512) 322-5818 [email protected] (214) 479-1228 (512) 239-3425 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS (2019-2020) Term Expires 2020 Term Expires 2021 Term Expires 2022 Michael P. Dillinger Lisa Dyar Buck Benson [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] (210) 918-2091 (512) 495-6168 (210) 610-5335 Kellie Billings-Ray Kristen Fancher Heather Palmer kellie.billings- [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] (469) 925-0022 (713) 495-4525 (512) 475-4014 Erin Chancellor Aaron Vargas Chris Schlag [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] (512) 239-3425 (214) 665-7155 (512) 362-7100 COMMITTEE CHAIRS (2020) Education Law School Website & Technology Lisa Dyar Kristen Fancher Steve McMillen Greg Ellis Walt Shelton Chris Schlag Kellie Billings-Ray Constance “Connie” Westfall Publications Pro Bono Sponsorship Ashleigh K. Acevedo Buck Benson Mike Dillinger Aaron Vargas David J. 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