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New Mexico Stiffens Penalties for Air Quality Violations and Tightens Environmental Audit Policy

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On September 4, 2024, the New Mexico Environment Department’s Air Quality Bureau (AQB) updated its Civil Penalty Policy, making several key changes to its assessment of civil penalties and administrative compliance costs in...more

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Air Enforcement: Proposed Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Order Addressing Portland Autobody Paint Operation

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (“ODEQ”) issued a June 25th Notice of Civil Penalty Assessment and Order (“Order”) to Crash Champions, LLC (“CC”) addressing an alleged violation of certain Oregon air...more

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Environment & Energy Insights (July 2024)

Welcome to the July edition of Nutter’s Environment & Energy Insights, a monthly update of current trends in environment and energy law. The Supreme Court has been busy lately, issuing several opinions that will impact...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Gravette Enter...

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality ("DEQ") and City of Gravette, Arkansas, entered into a February 21st Consent Administrative Order ("CAO") addressing an alleged violation of...more

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Air Enforcement: Bay Area Air Quality Management District and City of Berkeley, California, Landfill Enter into Settlement...

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (“District”) and City of Berkeley, California (“Berkeley”) on April 4th entered into a Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of California Air...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Texarkana Railcar Repair...

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and UTC Railcar Repair Services, LLC (“UTC”) entered into a January 22nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

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Air/Water Enforcement: Conservation Law Foundation Citizen Suit Action Addressing Quincy, Massachusetts, Fatty Acid/Glycerin...

The Conservation Law Foundation (“CLF”) filed on August 14th a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief and Civil Penalties (“Complaint”) against Twin Rivers Technologies, Inc., and Twin Rivers technologies...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Springdale Plastic/Wood...

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Moistureshield, Inc. (“Moistureshield”) entered into a December 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

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Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Jackson Coil Coating Facility Enter into Agreed Order

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Sequa Corporation, d/b/a Precoat Metals (“Sequa”) entered into a May 16th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Synthetic Minor Operating...more

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Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Montgomery Concrete Batch Plant Operator Enter into Consent...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Shelby Concrete, Inc. d/b/a Builders Supply Co. (“Shelby”) entered into a May 18th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Alabama Air...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Garland County Rubber Product...

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Alliance Rubber Company (“Alliance”) entered into a March 17th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Alexander Metal Finishing...

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and PPG Industries, Inc. (“PPG”) entered into a January 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Mercy Health System of NWA (“Mercy”) entered into a July 7th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more

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Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Warren County Petroleum Terminal Enter into Agreed Order

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“Commission”) and Hunt Southland Refining Company, LLC (“Hunt”) entered into a June 16th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See Order No....more

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Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Pontotoc Plastic Packaging Manufacturer Enter into Agreed...

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Premiere Plastics, Inc. (“PPI”) entered into a March 30th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Order No. 7104 21...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and North Little Rock...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Jason International, Inc. (“JII”) entered into an April 4th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more

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Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and North Salt Lake, Utah, Medical Waste Incinerator Operator Enter into...

The United States Department of Justice, on behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and Stericycle Inc. (“Stericycle”) entered into a January 29th Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - August 2015 #2

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Environmental and Policy Focus - 15 states sue to block enforcement of Obama administration climate change rules: Bloomberg - Aug 13: Fifteen states led by coal-rich West Virginia – but not including California - asked...more

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