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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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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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Navigating California's New Climate Laws: AB 1305 and Voluntary Carbon Offsets

With the voluntary carbon offset market being unregulated in the United States, California Assembly Bill No. 1305 (AB 1305) was enacted to confirm the authenticity of claimed emissions offsets, emphasizing the need to ensure...more

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California Combats Greenwashing with New Voluntary Carbon Offset and Carbon-Neutral and Low-Carbon Product Disclosure Law

California’s unprecedented AB 1305 law purports to target “greenwashing” by mandating public disclosures about virtually any claim of “significant” carbon reductions, but its broad wording and uncertain effective date raise...more

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California GHG Emission Website Disclosure Legislation to Take Effect on January 1, 2024

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Recently, the State of California enacted Assembly Bill 1305: the Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures Act (AB 1305), which requires companies, under certain circumstances, to make website disclosures of certain information...more

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Air Enforcement: Missouri Department of Natural Resources and Jackson Electric Generating Plant Enter into Administrative Order on...

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and Jackson Municipal Utilities (“JMU”) entered into a July 17th Administrative Order on Consent (“Order”) addressing an alleged violation of an Operating (Air) Permit. ...more

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Solid Waste/Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Ridgeland Landfill Operator Enter into Agreed...

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and BFI Waste Systems of Mississippi, LLC (“BFI”) entered into a November 14th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged air and solid waste violations. See Order No....more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Searcy Natural Gas Compressor...

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, LLC (“NGPL”) entered into a March 1st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing...more

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Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Guntown Manufacturing Facility Enter into Agreed Order -...

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Norboard Mississippi, LLC (“Norboard”) entered into a September 15th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged air permit violations. See Order No. 7150 21. The Order...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality and Pulaski County Mineral...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Porocel Industries, LLC (“Porocel”) entered into an August 30th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, February 2021 # 13

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In Washington: The Labor Department on Thursday adjusted last week’s jobless claims numbers upward, showing claims surged to a seasonally adjusted 861,000, a sign that the labor market continues to struggle to recover from...more

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Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order/Civil Penalty for Vonore, Tennessee Boat Manufacturing...

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“TAPCB”) issued a September 11th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Yamaha Jet Boat Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc. (“Yamaha”) for an alleged...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Dallas County, Arkansas, Lumber Facility Enter into Consent...

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Ray White Lumber Company (“RWLC”) entered into a July 13th Consent Administrative Order (CAO”) addressing alleged violations of certain Arkansas air regulations....more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Craighead County, Arkansas Rice Milling Facility Enter into...

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Riceland Foods, Inc., (“RFI”) entered into a March 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See LIS No. 18-023. ...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Nevada County, Arkansas Rubber Roofing Manufacturing Facility...

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Firestone Building Products Company, LLC (“Firestone”) entered into a March 16th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Izard County, Arkansas, Hardwood Flooring Mill Enter into...

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Unilin North America, LLC, (“Unilin”) entered into a March 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No....more

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Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Romulus, Michigan Hot Mix Asphalt Plant Operator Enter into Consent...

By: Walter G. Wright Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law Download PDF The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Ajax Materials Corporation...more

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Environmental Notes - August 2016

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Time to Pay More: EPA Increases Maximum Civil Penalties - Remember the days when the maximum civil penalty EPA could assess for a violation of environmental law was $25,000 per day? Those days disappeared 26 years ago...more

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August 2016 Update on Significant DOT, FAA and Other Federal Agencies’ Aviation-Related Regulatory Actions

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This edition of the Cozen O’Connor Aviation Regulatory Update discusses new FAA reauthorization legislation, DOT awards for U.S. carrier scheduled service to Cuba, DOT’s decision to address consumer notification requirements...more

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