Penalties, Pollution Control, Clean Air Act

Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and East Alton, Illinois Brass/Bronze Production Plant Enter into Consent...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/27/2025

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Wieland Rolled Products (“WRP”) entered into a June 9th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Air Act New Source...more

Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Grenada County Lumber Company Enter into Agreed Order

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/19/2025

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Hankins Lumber Company Inc. (“Hankins”) entered into an April 30th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit. See Order No. 7490 25....more

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Little Rock Fabricated...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/16/2025

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and W & W – Afco Steel LLC (“Afco”) entered into a May 8th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an...more

Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Portland, Oregon Electroplating Facility Enter into Consent Agreement

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/13/2025

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and East Side Plating, Inc. (“ESP”) entered into a March 13th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See Docket No. CAA-10-2024-0040....more

Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Bay St. Louis Activated Carbon Manufacturing Facility Enter...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/9/2025

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Calgon Carbon Corporation (“Calgon”) entered into a May 12th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See Order No. 7491 25....more

Air Enforcement: Missouri Department of Natural Resources and St. Louis Medical School Complex Enter into Administrative Order on...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/13/2025

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and The Washington University (“WU”) entered into a May 2nd Administrative Order on Consent (“AOC”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit. See No....more

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Blytheville Steel Mill...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/17/2025

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Nucor-Yamato Steel Company (“Nucor”) entered into a March 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more

Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order Addressing Grainger County Rock Crushing Facility

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/1/2025

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a February 28th Proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Clear Development, LLC (“CD”) alleging violations of an air permit....more

Split Fifth Circuit Panel Upholds $14.25 Million Clean Air Act Decision Hinging on Standing Issues

ArentFox Schiff on 9/12/2022

Standing is a major issue in nearly all environmental citizen suit cases. A split panel of the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court’s award of a $14.25 million Clean Air Act (CAA) penalty against a...more

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