Pollution Control, State and Local Government, Penalties

Pretreatment Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Attala County Dairy Processing Facility Enter into...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/3/2025

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and East Side Jersey Dairy Inc. (“ESJD”) entered into an April 30th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act Pretreatment Permit...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

95th Arkansas General Assembly/Act 1009: Addressing Enforcement for Certain Types of Industrial Waste Disposal

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/22/2025

Act 1009 was signed by Governor Sanders which amends the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act to require revocation of a permit for the disposal of industrial waste in an agricultural or pastoral application for a...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: 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

Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Jasper Enter...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/13/2025

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Jasper, Arkansas entered into a December 4th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a...more