A Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois (“Court”) Judge addressed in a September 9th Order issues arising out of a Second Amended Complaint (“Complaint”) filed by the Illinois Attorney General (“AG”) filed against 401 Wabash...more
Washington State requires ports to control stormwater discharges across their entire footprint, though federal rules cover only certain port facilities. According to a recent decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals,...more
The Natural Resources Defense Council and Los Jardines Institute (collectively, “NRDC”) submitted a May 30th document to EPA styled: Complaint under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Environmental Protection...more
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a November 6th proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Proposed Order”) to Tennessee Aluminum Processors, Inc. (“TAP”). TAP...more
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued on November 8th a proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Tennessee Distilling Group, LLC (“TDG”). See Case No. APC22-0080. ...more
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued on January 27th a proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to MagPro, LLC (“MagPro”) addressing alleged violations of an...more
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a September 8th proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Impact Plastics, Inc. (“IPI”) addressing alleged violations of an...more
The Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board (Air Board) took its first measurable step toward a change in air permitting by creating a Subcommittee on Public Participation Processes (the Subcommittee) on June 21, 2019. The...more
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ’s) new Environmental Justice (EJ) Initiative announced October 16, 2020 is in motion and moving in parallel before the State Air Pollution Control Board (Air Board). The...more
The Ministry of Environmental Protection imposed a financial sanction of NIS 634,000 on Gadiv Petrochemical Industries of the Bazan Group, following the company’s violation of the terms of an emission permit....more
As of September 4, 2020, Illinois has responsibility for direct administration of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permitting program under state regulations, including federal Clean Air Act (CAA)...more
On March 3, 2020, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) filed with the Illinois Pollution Control Board (Board) proposed regulations establishing standards for coal combustion residue (CCR) surface impoundments,...more
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a proposed May 28th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Institutional Case Work, Incorporated (“ICI”). See Division of Air...more
The Illinois Pollution Control Board (“Board”) has proposed air monitoring rules intended to determine ambient levels of ethylene oxide (EtO). See 35 Ill. Adm. Code 249. The Board cites provisions of the Illinois...more
In November, Democrats won control of the House of Delegates and kept control over the Commonwealth’s Senate. Now, Democrats control both the Executive and Legislative branches of government in the Commonwealth of Virginia....more
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a December 18th Technical Secretary’s Proposed Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Dyersburg Elevator Company (“DEC”) for an alleged air permit...more
Fredericks Construction Company, Inc. (“Fredericks Construction”) and Thomas Fredericks (“Fredericks”) filed a Motion to Dismiss and Incorporated Brief in Support (“Motion”)before the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology...more
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board issued a Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Nissan North America, Inc., (“Nissan”) for alleged violations of an air permit. See Division of Air...more
The Bella Vista Property Owners Association (“POA”) filed a November 19th pleading before the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) titled: Request for Hearing and to Set Aside Administrative...more
The Tennessee Secretary of the Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued an October 24th proposed Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Lhoist North America of Tennessee, Inc. (“LNATI”) for alleged violations...more
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued an October 16th Proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to AGC Flat Glass North America, Inc. (“AGC”). See Division of Air...more
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a September 25th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Gregory Pharmaceutical holdings, Inc. (“Gregory”). Gregory is stated to...more
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a September 30th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to AYM, Inc. (“AYM”) for an alleged air permit violation. See Division of Air...more
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to the town of Greenville, Tennessee (“Greenville”) for an alleged violation of an air permit....more
The City of Bethel Heights, Arkansas (“Bethel Heights”) filed a Response September 4th to the Notice of Violation (“NOV”) of the Arkansas Department of Environment and Energy previously filed. The NOV addressed alleged...more