Clean Water Act, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Environmental Quality

North Carolina National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program: Southern Environmental Law Center Request that U.S....

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/4/2024

The Southern Environmental Law Center (“SELC”) filed the following before the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”): Petition to Withdraw North Carolina’s National Pollutant Discharge...more

Water Quality Standards/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposes Nutrient Impairment Classification for 7...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/25/2024

Co-Author Jordan Wimpy The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) transmitted a letter to the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) addressing the State’s...more

PSD/Clean Air Act: Federal Appellate Court Certifies Texas Commission on Environmental Quality/BACT Question

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/21/2024

The United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit (“Fifth Circuit”) in a February 16th Order considered the Port Arthur Community Action Network (“PACAN”) Petition for a review of a decision by the Texas Commission on...more

WOTUS Whiplash 4.3: The Revision to the Revised Definition of "Waters of the United States"

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 11/13/2023

The third major development of 2023 for defining "Waters of the United States" ("WOTUS") has arrived. First, in early 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") and the United States Army Corps of...more

Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality V. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 10/26/2023

As noted in an April 27th blog post, the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States...more

Whistleblower Complaint/Safe Drinking Water Act: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Addresses Alleged North Dakota...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/30/2023

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued an August 23rd news release summarizing the results of a whistleblower investigation that it undertook regarding the North Dakota Department of Environmental...more

Sackett/Waters of the United States: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Memorandum Addressing State Jurisdiction Over...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/19/2023

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (“VDEQ”) issued a June 29th memorandum describing the actions it will take to protect the state’s wetlands and streams in light of the United States Supreme Court May 25th...more

New Case Law Update: Mountain Valleys, Chevron Deference and a Long-Awaited Resolution on the Sacketts’ Small Lot

Pillsbury - Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real... on 6/1/2023

This is a brief roundup of recent federal court environmental and regulatory law decisions from the federal courts over the past few months, including the much anticipated ruling in Sackett, et ux., v, Environmental...more

Environmental Justice Update: EPA Issues Initial Findings Regarding Louisiana Civil Rights Complaints

ArentFox Schiff on 10/26/2022

In a recent US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) letter issued to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) and the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), the Biden Administration deploys its plans to use...more

Missouri Nutrient Trading Program: Missouri Department of Natural Resources Public Notices Draft Revisions

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 10/5/2022

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) is public noticing a revised draft of its Missouri Nutrient Trading Program (“Draft”) that was originally announced in April. MDNR states that the document outlines...more

Environmental Criminal Enforcement: Memphis, Tennessee, Environmental Consulting Firm CEO Sentenced for Allegedly Filing False...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/21/2022

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a September 12th news release stating that DiAne Gordan (“Gordon”) had been sentenced to 36 months in prison for allegedly fabricating discharge monitoring reports...more

Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: U.S. District Court Sets Briefing Schedules...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/5/2022

As noted in an April 27th blog post, the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief in the United States District Court...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Hermitage Commercial...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/15/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Clanton Transport LLC (“Clanton”) entered into a June 9th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of...more

Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: U.S. District Court Addresses Motion to...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/12/2022

As noted in an April 27th blog post, the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief in the United States District Court...more

NPDES Permitting/Clean Water Act: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and U.S....

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/28/2022

As noted in an April 27th blog post, the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief in the United States District Court...more

NPDES Permitting/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Motion to Dismiss Arkansas Department of Energy &...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/25/2022

As noted in an April 27th blog post, the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/18/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (‘DEQ”) and City of Mountainburg, Arkansas, (“Mountainburg”) entered into a March 8th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

NPDES Permitting/Clean Water Act: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Seeks Judicial...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/28/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court (“Eastern District –...more

2023 Triennial Review/Arkansas Water Quality Standards: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/9/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) announced it is initiating its 2023 Triennial Review of Arkansas’s Water Quality Standards (“WQS”). The WQS are found in...more

Legal Alert – U.S. Army Corps Pauses Permit Decisions

Woods Rogers on 11/10/2021

Permit applicants who have pending applications with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Army Corps”) may have received word in the last two weeks that the Army Corps has paused finalization of any permit decisions that relied...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Columbia County...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 10/19/2021

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Albemarle Corporation (“AC”) entered into an October 4th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation...more

Particulate Matter (PM) Standards: Scientific Advisory Committee Rejects Draft U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Staff Proposal...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 11/20/2019

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Clean Air Scientific Air Committee (“CASAC”) has memorialized its disagreement with the a key recommendation of an EPA staff draft policy assessment for a Clean Air...more

Phosphorus/Clean Water Act: Massachusetts Sanitary District U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Challenge to NPDES Permit...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 11/5/2019

The Greater Lawrence Sanitary District (“District”) filed before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board an October 25th document titled: Petition for Review of Greater...more

Idaho Finally Joins the EPA Primacy Party for Water Pollutant Discharge

Snell & Wilmer on 8/26/2019

In 2014, what did Idaho, New Mexico, New Hampshire and Massachusetts have in common? Answer: the only states in the Union where pollutant discharge in waterways was overseen by the federal government (the U.S....more

K&L Gates Carolinas Environmental Update: A quarterly update on environmental issues and solutions for clients in the Carolinas

K&L Gates LLP on 5/23/2019

A quarterly update on environmental issues and solutions for clients in the Carolinas - WELCOME TO THE K&L GATES CAROLINAS ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATE - With experienced environmental attorneys in four offices across North...more

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