The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Merit Energy Company, LLC (“Merit”) entered into a May 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more
7/11/2025
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Air Pollution ,
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Violations ,
Natural Gas ,
Penalties ,
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Regulatory Requirements
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (“ACEEE”) released a policy brief titled:
Repurposing EV Batteries for Second-Life Stationary Storage: Market Landscape and Key Challenges (“Policy Brief”)....more
The Association of State And Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) released a position paper titled:
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUPERFUND CLEANUP PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS (“Position Paper”)....more
7/11/2025
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Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Solid Waste ,
State and Local Government ,
Superfund ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Waste Management
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Khera Petroleum, LLC (“KP”) entered into a June 11th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act Spill Prevention, Control, and...more
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a June 10th interpretive letter the application of Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to wet batteries...more
The American Water Works Association (“AWWA”) announced the release of its 2025 State of the Water Industry Report (“Report”).
AWWA describes itself as the:
…largest nonprofit, scientific and educational association...more
The Beaver Watershed Alliance (“BWA”) announced the presentation of the 2025 War Eagle Creek Stewardship Award (“Award”).
The Award was presented to Josh and Claliegh Tuberville....more
The Appellate Court of Maryland (“App. Ct.”) addressed in a June 27th Opinion issues arising out of alleged mold exposure. See Candace McCarthy v. Board of Commissioners for Frederick County, Maryland, 2025 WL 1778818....more
7/8/2025
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Employer Liability Issues ,
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Motion to Dismiss ,
Negligence ,
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Property Owners ,
State and Local Government ,
Summary Judgment ,
Toxic Mold
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Allnex USA Inc. (“Allnex”) entered into a June 11th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See Docket No. CAA-03-2025-0036....more
The Subcommittee on Environment of the United States House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee held a June 26th Hearing titled:
A Decade Later: A Review of Congressional Action, Environmental Protection...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Atkins, Arkansas entered into a May 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean...more
7/3/2025
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Wastewater
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and East Side Jersey Dairy Inc. (“ESJD”) entered into an April 30th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act Pretreatment Permit...more
Flow Water Advocates (“FWA”) filed a pleading before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board styled:
PETITION FOR REVIEW OF UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PERMITS ISSUED AND...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) filed a Complaint, Compliance Order, and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing (“Complaint”) on June 16th to Jack’s Service Center (“JSC”) for alleged violations of the...more
Metroplan announces on June 27th that its Board of Directors had approved an Energy and Environment Innovation Comprehensive Action Plan (“Plan”). Metroplan states that the plan will be released for public comment starting...more
The Natural Resources Defense Council and National Consumer Law Center (collectively, “NRDC”) have released a June 2025 report titled:
TURN ON THE TAP: INCREASING PARTICIPATION IN WATER AFFORDABILITY PROGRAMS THROUGH DATA...more
The Court of Appeals of Arkansas (“Court”) addressed in a May 14th Opinion a jurisdictional dispute involving alleged residential development stormwater runoff issues. See Centofante, et al. v. Ferguson, 2025 WL 1386368.
...more
6/30/2025
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Jurisdiction ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Property Owners ,
Real Estate Development ,
Storm Water ,
Zoning Laws
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a June 5th interpretive letter the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to reclassifying a...more
6/30/2025
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Hazardous Substances ,
New Guidance ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Reclassification Rules ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Transportation Industry
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a June 18th Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Diamond Investments of TN Inc. (“Diamond”) addressing an alleged violation of underground storage...more
6/30/2025
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Compliance ,
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Filing Deadlines ,
Government Agencies ,
Oil & Gas ,
Penalties ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Tennessee ,
Underground Storage Tanks
The Methane Finance Working Group (“MFWG”) has released a guidance document titled:
Guidance for Including Methane Abatement in Oil and Gas Debt Structuring (“Guidance”).
MFWG is described as a coalition of financial,...more
6/30/2025
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Capital Markets ,
Climate Change ,
Debt ,
Financial Institutions ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Investment ,
Methane ,
Oil & Gas ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Finance
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Cullum Construction, LLC (“CC”) entered into a June 25th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act Stormwater Permit. See Order No....more
6/30/2025
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Clean Water Act ,
Consent Order ,
Construction Industry ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Violations ,
Government Agencies ,
Mining ,
Permits ,
Storm Water
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Acme Brick Company (“ABC”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air...more
6/30/2025
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Arkansas ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Clean Air Act ,
Consent Order ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Violations ,
Government Agencies ,
Manufacturers ,
Penalties ,
Permits
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Wieland Rolled Products (“WRP”) entered into a June 9th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Air Act New Source...more
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Commission (“NRC”) has released the 2024 Groundwater Protection and Management Report (“Report”)...more
The United States Department of Energy (“DOE”) issued to Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (“Duke”) an Emergency Order (“EO”) to what is described as potential grid shortfall issues in the southeast United States. See Department of...more