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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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Waste Tire Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Meridian Property Owner Enter into Agreed Consent...

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Mr. Graham C. Coats entered into a May 15th Agreed Consent Order (“ACO”) addressing the alleged abandonment of waste tires. The ACO states that an...more

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Natural Resources Damages/Oil Pollution Act Enforcement: United States/Arkansas Game and Fish Commission/Arkansas Department of...

The United States, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (“AGFC”), and Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) entered into a Consent Decree with ExxonMobil Pipeline Company, LLC...more

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Transportation/Used Oil: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Montgomery Used Oil Transportation Company Enter into...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Buck Oil Services, Inc. (“Buck Oil”) entered into a January 31st Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Used Oil Regulations. See...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Glencoe Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Clean Earth of Alabama, Inc. (“Clean Earth”) entered into a January 9th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste...more

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The State AG Report – 12.7.2023

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •AGs in Solar-darity in Fight Against Allegedly Deceptive...more

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Ohio AG Secures $16M Cleanup of Hazardous Glass

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On October 19, Ohio Attorney General (AG) Dave Yost filed a joint motion to enter into a consent order with two Columbus, OH properties, Garrison Southfield Park, LLC, and Olymbec USA LLC, settling claims that Garrison and...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Boaz Instrument Fitting Manufacturing Facility...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Parker Hannifin Corporation (“PHC”) entered into a July 19th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Department of Environmental...more

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Coal Combustion Residual Enforcement/Coal Combustion Residual Ponds: Illinois Attorney General and Owner of Inactive Illinois...

The Illinois Attorney General (“AG”) and Dynergy Midwest Generation LLC (“Dynergy”) entered into a June 9th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations associated with three coal combustion residual (“CCR”) ponds. ...more

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EPA PFAS Enforcement Has Begun

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it has taken its first-ever Clean Water Act (CWA) enforcement action against water pollution by so-called “forever chemicals” from a West Virginia chemical plant. On April...more

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Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Mobile Drum-Mix Asphalt Plant Enter into Consent Order

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Hosea O. Weaver & Sons, Inc. (“HOWSI”) entered into a May 10th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. The CO provides that...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Geneva County Aluminum HVAC Component Manufacturer...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Ruskin Company, Inc. (“RCI”) entered into an August 24th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste Regulations. See...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and University of Tennessee Enter into Consent...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) and the University of Tennessee (“UT”) entered into an August 18th Consent Order and Assessment (“COA”) to address alleged violations of the Tennessee...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Birmingham Plastic Product Manufacturing Facility...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Glasforms, Inc. (“Glasforms”) entered into a May 20th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama hazardous waste regulations. See Consent...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Dothan Aircraft Repair/Refurbishment Facility...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Commercial Jet Services LLC (“CJS”) entered into an April 21st Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama hazardous waste regulations. See...more

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Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Ashville Secondary Aluminum Processing Facility Enter into...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Grooms Aluminum Processors (“GAP”) entered into a September 9th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. The CO provides that...more

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You should care that the First Circuit decided yesterday to reconsider (again) its respect for the role of Federal and State...

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This week the First Circuit Court of Appeals decided to rehear, en banc, the argument of a Massachusetts-based NGO that a 2014 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Administrative Consent Order did not preempt...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and Knox County Travel Center/Service Station Enter...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) and TA Operating, LLC (“HPTTA”) entered into a December 2nd Consent Order and Assessment (“Consent Order”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Cullman County, Alabama, Hazardous Waste...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Action Environmental, LLC, (“Action”) entered into an October 1st Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the ADEM Admin. Code addressing the...more

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Asbestos Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and State of Georgia Municipality Enter into Consent Agreement

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Columbus Consolidated Government (“Columbus”) entered into an August 18th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the federal asbestos...more

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Office of Inspector General report finds problems with EPA consent order

CEP Magazine (August 2020) - The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report, EPA Toxic Substances Control Act Consent Orders Need Better Coordination, based upon...more

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Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Ragland, Alabama, Cement Manufacturing/Limestone Quarry...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and National Cement Company of Alabama, Inc., (“National”) entered into a proposed June 25th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of a Major Source...more

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Information Regarding EPA's COVID-19 Enforcement Policy

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced its temporary policy regarding environmental enforcement activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The policy is retroactive to March 13, 2020, and will apply for the...more

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Environmental Enforcement Agreements, Force Majeure Provisions, & COVID-19: Now is the Time to Review Your Consent Order and...

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Much has already been written regarding the potential of COVID-19 to impact construction or development projects.   For example, businesses may experience personnel or material shortages, or stoppages that result from...more

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VOC Emissions from Upstream Oil and Gas Operations: EPA Kicks Off 2020 Clean Air Enforcement with Two Significant Settlements

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Last week, the EPA announced two significant settlements for violations of the Clean Air Act relating to emissions of volatile organic compounds (“VOCs”) from upstream oil and gas production facilities. These enforcement...more

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