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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Settlement Agreements Enforcement Actions

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Sterling, Kansas, Oilfield Chemical Manufacturer Enter into...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and JACAM Catalyst, LLC (“JACAM”) entered into a January 3rd Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Frederick, Maryland, Training and Shooting Center Enter into...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Heritage Training and Shooting Center, LLC (“Heritage”) entered into a January 6th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the...more

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Coal Combustion Residuals Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Tecumseh, Kansas Power Plant Operator Enter into...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a November 9th news release stating that it had reached a Settlement with Evergy Kansas Central Inc. (“Evergy”) to address alleged violations of the Coal...more

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112(r)(1)/Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Arlington, Massachusetts, Arena/Ice Skating Rink Enter into...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Town of Arlington, Massachusetts (“Arlington”), entered into a January 19th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing an alleged violation of Section...more

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Heightened Risk to the Regulated Community: U.S. EPA Overfiling

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In what could portend significant risk to the regulated community, a recent “overfiling” by U.S. EPA in connection with a Clean Air Act (CAA) settlement between the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) and a...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Crawford, Mississippi, Public Owned Treatment Works Enter into...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Crawford Public Owned Treatment Works (“Crawford POTW”) entered into a July 27th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”). See Docket No. CWA-04-2021-0305(b). ...more

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Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Fairfax, Virginia Recycling Facility Operator Enter into...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Republic Services of Virginia, LLC d/b/a AAA Recycling and Trash Removal Services (“Republic”) entered into a February 4th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”)...more

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Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Summerville, South Carolina, Concrete Block Manufacturing...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Van Smith Block Company, LLC (“VSBC”) entered into an Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing an alleged violation of the Clean Water Act Industrial...more

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DOJ Defers to States for CWA Enforcement

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The threat of EPA administrative action often drives industry to consider quick, administrative settlements with state or local environmental agencies for even the slightest environmental violations. Unless the Biden...more

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DOJ to Stop “Piling On” and “Overfiling” Under Clean Water Act

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Is federalism alive and well? Has the federal government decided to give up “piling on” and “overfiling” in environmental enforcement actions? It seems so. On July 27, 2020, in an effort to promote federalism, U.S. Department...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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Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Underground Storage Tank Owner Enter...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Pocono Gas Stations Inc. (“PGSI”) entered into a December 30th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Pennsylvania Department...more

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Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and FedEx Freight, Inc. Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and FedEx Freight, Inc. (“FedEx”) entered into a June 10th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing an alleged violation of the federal Underground Storage Tank (“UST”)...more

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FIFRA Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Fordyce, Nebraska, Cooperative Enter into Expedited Settlement...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Fordyce Farmers Non-Stock Cooperative (“FFNC”) entered into an April 3rd Expedited Settlement and Final Order (“ESA”) addressing an alleged violation of the...more

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Target and Whole Foods Settle Over Hazardous Waste Mismanagement

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On December 5, 2018, the Minnesota-based Target Corp. store chain settled with a coalition of California governmental entities for $7.4 million, which included enhanced environmental compliance measures and injunctive...more

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Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Winchester, Kentucky Dairy Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Kroger Limited Partnership II d/b/a Winchester Farms Dairy (“Winchester”) entered into an August 14th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged...more

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Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Topeka, Kansas Tank Operator Enter into Expedited Settlement...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Heartland Park (“HP”) entered into a June 25th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the federal underground storage tank (“UST”)...more

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112(r)/Clean Air Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a Goodlettsville, Tennessee Wholesale Grocer Enter into...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (“AWGI”) entered into a July 12th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the regulations...more

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Recent Changes Expected to Impact Environmental Enforcement

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• Two recent developments have the potential to significantly impact governmental enforcement actions under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, or Superfund), the Clean Water Act...more

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Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Elmira, New York/Newton, New Jersey Underground Storage Tank...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) entered into an Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) with First Group America, Inc., d/b/a First Student, Inc. and First Transit, Inc. See Docket No....more

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112(r)(7) Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Knoxville, Tennessee Facility Enter into Expedited Settlement...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Republic Plastics, L.P., K-1 Facility (“RP”) entered into a November 14th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of Section 112(r)(7)...more

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112(r)/Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Ketchikan, Alaska Facility Enter into Expedited Settlement...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and E.C. Phillips and Son, Inc. (“E.C. Phillips”) entered into an August 17th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of regulations...more

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