Three individuals and the Louisiana Bucket Brigade and Inclusive Louisiana (collectively “LBB”) filed a December 12th Petition to Object (“Petition”) to a Clean Air Act Title V permit issued by the Louisiana Department of...more
The Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) published in the January 9th Federal Register a document titled: National Environmental Policy act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change...more
On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), sweeping legislation that commits $369 billion to combat climate change, fund clean energy and development, and address environmental justice. This...more
Today, August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the fiercely negotiated and long anticipated Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”). Among other things, the IRA provides a significant boost, including approximately...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) addressed in a December 3rd decision a Petition for Review (“Petition”) the Sierra Club filed challenging a Clean Air Act...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) submitted October 31st comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on its proposed rule: Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit addressed a challenge to Oregon’s Clean Fuels Program (“Program”). See American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers v. O’Keeffe, No. 15-35834, 2018 WL 4263250 (9th Cir....more
The Sierra Club filed a September 7th Petition for Review (“Petition”) of a Clean Air Act Prevention of Significant Deterioration Permit (“PSD Permit”) that was issued to the Tucson Electric Power Irvington/H.Wilson Sundt...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Ray White Lumber Company (“RWLC”) entered into a July 13th Consent Administrative Order (CAO”) addressing alleged violations of certain Arkansas air regulations....more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Unilin North America, LLC, (“Unilin”) entered into a March 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No....more
Time to Pay More: EPA Increases Maximum Civil Penalties - Remember the days when the maximum civil penalty EPA could assess for a violation of environmental law was $25,000 per day? Those days disappeared 26 years ago...more