The UTE Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation (“Tribe”) filed a January 3rd Notice of Appeal (“Appeal”) challenging a decision by Region 8 of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to renew the...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (“FBOP”) entered into a November 16th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and the City of Clarksdale, Mississippi, (“Clarksdale”) entered into a November 27th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Solid Waste Management...more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and the Chemours Company FC, LLC (“Chemours”) entered into a November 14th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Order No. 7288...more
The Supreme Court of Oregon (“S.Ct.”) addressed in a December 7th Opinion an issue involving the “Auto Dismantler Exemption” (“Exemption”) to the State of Oregon’s solid waste permitting program. See PNW Metal Recycling, Inc....more
12/21/2023
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appeals ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Exemptions ,
OR Supreme Court ,
Permits ,
Recycling ,
Scrap Metal ,
Solid Waste ,
Waste Management
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Wedington Mine, LLC (“Wedington”) entered into a December 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more
12/19/2023
/ Administrative Consent Order (ACO) ,
Arkansas ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Violations ,
Mining ,
Notice of Intent ,
Permits ,
Pollution Control ,
Reclamation
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 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
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin and 10 other states filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (“Court”) a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) against the...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Riceland Foods, Inc. (“Riceland”) entered into a November 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) in a November 20th Opinion addressed an issue involving the applicability of the Section 402 Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination...more
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and Prairie Valley Disposal, Inc., (“Prairie Valley”) entered into an October 24th Administrative Order on Consent (“AOC”) addressing an alleged violation of the Missouri...more
The Town of Amherst, Massachusetts (“Amherst”), filed a November 16th Request for Review before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) challenging a Clean Water Act...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) is issuing for public comment draft guidance on applying the United States Supreme Court decision in County of Maui vs. Hawaii Wildlife Fund.
EPA had previously...more
11/29/2023
/ Clean Water Act ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Draft Guidance ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Groundwater ,
Hawaii Wildlife Fund v County of Maui ,
Navigable Waters ,
NPDES ,
Permits ,
SCOTUS ,
Water Pollution
The Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a November 2nd Order (“Order”) granting in part and denying in part a Petition objecting to the issuance of a Clean Air Act Title V...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and RK Hall, LLC (“RK”) entered into an October 20th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Highland Pellets, LLC (“Highland”) entered into a November 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and Westlake Styrene, LLC (“Westlake”) entered into an October 18th Settlement Agreement (“SA”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See SA-AE-23-0032. ...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality and Jet Asphalt & Rock Company, Inc. (“Jet Asphalt”) entered into an October 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more
The Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a November 7th Order (“Order”) granting in part and denying in part a Petition objecting to the issuance of a Clean Air Act Title V...more
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) issued a November 2023 report titled:
Hazardous Waste Management Program Implementation Costs Report (“Report”) -
The Report was...more
11/9/2023
/ Corrective Actions ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Funding ,
Hazardous Waste ,
Inspections ,
Permits ,
RCRA ,
Solid Waste ,
Waste Management
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Drew Foam Companies, Inc. (“Drew”) entered into an October 16th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more
Ranking members from both the United States House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment prepared an analysis titled:
Murky Water: Navigating...more
11/8/2023
/ Clean Water Act ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Infrastructure ,
Jurisdiction ,
Permits ,
Sackett v EPA ,
Spill Prevention Plans ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands
Protect PT and Three Rivers Waterkeeper (collectively, “Three Rivers”) filed a document before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board styled:
Petition for Review by Protect...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and The Bryce Company, LLC (“Bryce”) entered into an October 3rd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more
11/7/2023
/ Administrative Consent Order (ACO) ,
Air Pollution ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Manufacturers ,
Permits ,
Product Packaging ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)