[Podcast] Catching Up on Canadian Environmental Regulation
The Great Green North: A Discussion on Canada’s Environmental Regulations
Recent Actions on Ag Biotech by EPA’s Emerging Technologies Branch
A Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois (“Court”) Judge addressed in a September 9th Order issues arising out of a Second Amended Complaint (“Complaint”) filed by the Illinois Attorney General (“AG”) filed against 401 Wabash...more
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a June 28th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Jack Daniel Distillery, LEM (“Jack Daniel”) for alleged violations of an air...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Darren Libby (“Owner”) entered into a July 19 Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of Arkansas...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Twin Rivers Foods, Inc. (“Twin Rivers”) entered into a July 18th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more
On May 28, 2024, the Supreme Court announced that it would review a Clean Water Act (CWA) case brought by the City of San Francisco (“San Francisco” or “the City”) against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The...more
EarthJustice and Puget Soundkeeper (“EarthJustice”) filed a May 28th Notice of Appeal (“Notice”) before the Washington Pollution Control Hearings Board challenging a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination...more
The Louisiana State Legislature has passed legislation titled: Louisiana Community Air Monitoring Reliability Act (“Monitoring Act”) The Monitoring Act awaits a decision by Louisiana’s Governor....more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Evonik Corporation (“EC”) entered into a May 8th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Consent Order No. 24-XXX-CAP. The...more
On April 17, 2024, EPA formalized a new policy requiring greater coordination between its criminal and civil enforcement programs. This change, which comes amidst a substantial jump in civil and criminal enforcement actions, ...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality and J-Square, Inc. (“J-Square”) entered into an April 18th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of the...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and SSAB Alabama Inc. (“SSAB”) entered into a January 24th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Consent Order No. 24-xxx-CAP. ...more
The Center for Biological Diversity and WildEarth Guardians (collectively, “CBD”) filed a Clean Air Act Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) related to Arch...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and UTC Railcar Repair Services, LLC (“UTC”) entered into a January 22nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and White Rock Oil & Gas Company, LLC (“White Rock”) entered into a January 2nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and DBG Conway (“DBG”) entered into a December 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Carter Off Road Park, LLC (“Carter”) entered into a November 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Cobalt Boats, LLC (“Cobalt”) entered into a November 3rd Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the federal and Kansas...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Wedington Mine, LLC (“Wedington”) entered into a December 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more
On November 29, Ohio Attorney General (AG) Dave Yost and Governor Mark DeWine announced a proposed $110 million settlement with Du Pont De Nemours and Co. and The Chemours Company over alleged chemical contamination from...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a November 22nd proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Diamond Investment LLC (“DI”). See Case No. UST23-0151. The Order provides that DI is the...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a November 9th Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to OM SAI RAM 1, LLC (“OM”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank...more
Global political and business leaders have purported ambitious climate-focused goals for the decades ahead, such as eliminating landfill waste by 2030, transitioning to 100% renewable energy use by 2035, and achieving...more
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
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and Mid-South Steel Products, Inc., (“Mid-South”) entered into a September 1st Administrative Order on Consent (“Order”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit....more
The United States District Court (M.D. Florida) (“Court”) addressed in a June 23rd Order an insurance coverage issue involving a petroleum release from an underground storage tank (“UST”). See L. Squared Industries, Inc. v....more