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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Lockesburg...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Lockesburg, Arkansas entered in an August 30th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a...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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Fund Eligibility/Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and Hendersonville Hospital Enter...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) and Henderson Hospital Corporation (“HHC”) entered into an August 23rd Settlement Agreement and Order (“Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of the...more

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12(r)/Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Henderson, Iowa Grain Facility Enter into Expedited Settlement...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Hartland Co-op (“Heartland”) entered into an August 5th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Air Act Risk Management...more

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CFIUS Announces Enforcement Updates, Including Details on Large Penalty Assessments

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The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee) has launched a new CFIUS Enforcement webpage, highlighting the Committee's heightened focus on "increasingly exercising its enforcement...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Fort Smith...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) entered into a February 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) with the City of Fort Smith, Arkansas addressing alleged...more

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Health Care Enforcement: “Tea Leaves” in the 2024 National Health Care Fraud Summer Takedown

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Each summer in recent years, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and associated fraud enforcement partners have indicted many health care defendants, in multiple cases across the country. This summer continued the tradition....more

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Chevron Deference Decisions and Its Implications on Businesses

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A win for business. The Supreme Court ends Chevron Deference in a spate of recent decisions limiting administrative authority and assisting regulated parties in challenging agency rulemaking. Loper Bright and Relentless-...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Osceola Cellulose Food...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Viskase Companies, Inc. (“VCI”) entered into a May 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of...more

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Air Enforcement: U.S. and Medford, New York Metal Shredding Facility Enter into Consent Judgment

The United States Department of Justice on behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Gershow Recycling Corporation (“GRC”) entered into an August 20th Consent Judgment (“CJ”) addressing alleged...more

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Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Blue Springs Automobile Manufacturing Plant Enter into Agreed...

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi, Inc. (“Toyota”) entered into an August 16th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Title V Operating...more

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Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Seaford, Delaware Mulch Manufacturer Enter into Expedited...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Mr. Mulch, LLC (“Mr. Mulch”) entered into a July 11th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act Stormwater...more

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Trust Fund Eligibility/Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order Addressing...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued an August 7th Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Pilot Travel Centers, LLC (“Pilot”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground...more

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U.S. DOJ Seeks Rare USD3.5 million “Gun Jumping” Penalty For Alleged Pre-Closing Conduct In Violation Of Hart-Scott-Rodino Act

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On August 5, 2024, the United States Department of Justice filed a rare gun jumping civil lawsuit and proposed settlement in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against a global sports and...more

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Storage Tank Enforcement: Proposed Tennessee Department of Environmental and Conservation Order Addressing Knoxville Retail Motor...

Storage Tank Enforcement: Proposed Tennessee Department of Environmental and Conservation Order Addressing Knoxville Retail Motor Facility - The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued an...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and El Dorado Chemical...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and El Dorado Chemical Company (“EDCC”) entered into an August 5th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Huntsville Space Flight Center Enter into Consent...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (“MSFC”) entered into a July 10th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Alabama Hazardous Waste...more

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Burners and Backdoors: The FCC’s $16 Million Settlement with TracFone for Breaches of Customer-Facing APIs

Last week, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (“Enforcement Bureau”) entered into a consent decree (“Consent Decree”) with prepaid calling provider TracFone Wireless (“TracFone”), addressing TracFone’s failure to adequately...more

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Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Redding, California Fuel Transport Company Enter into...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Shasta-Siskiyou Transport (“SST”) entered into a May 30th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. See Cwa-09-2024-0042. ...more

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404/Wetlands Enforcement: United States Department of Justice and Wayne County, New York Agricultural Operation Enter into Consent...

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Wafler Farms, Inc., doing business as Wafler Nursery & Orchards (“WFI”) entered into a July 23rd Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act....more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Chemical Etching Manufacturer Enter into Expedited...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and PMA Industries, Inc. (“PMI”) entered into a May 9th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Federal Hazardous Waste...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Refuse Truck Body Manufacturer Enter into Consent...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and the Heil Company, Inc. (“Heil”) entered into a June 12th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste Regulations. See...more

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

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of McRae, Arkansas entered into a June 4th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean...more

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Recycling and Emissions Reduction Rule/Air Enforcement: U.S. Department of Justice and New York City Supermarket Operator Enter...

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) entered into a July 1st Consent Decree (“CD”) with Gristede’s Foods NY, Inc. (“GFNI”) addressing alleged violations...more

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Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Secretary's Order Addressing Sherwood Rock Crushing Facility

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Sherwood Mining Company, LLC (“Sherwood”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit....more

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