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Self-Disclosure Requirements Environmental Violations

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Magnolia Crude Oil Terminal...

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Delek Logistics Operating, LLC, (“Delek”) entered into a September 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Hot Springs Aircraft...

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Triumph Airborne Structures, LLC, (“Triumph) entered into an August 14th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Siloam Springs Rubber Belt...

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Gates Corporation (“Gates”) entered into a June 19th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an...more

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Getting Ahead of Advancing Earth-Observing Satellite Capabilities

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The regulated community should be considering how Earth-observing satellites may enhance regulators’ and non-governmental organizations’ (NGOs’) ability to detect, measure, and monitor pollution. According to the Land Remote...more

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EPA Scrutiny of Self-Audit Policy May Discourage Self-Disclosure of Violations

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On June 30, the EPA Inspector General directed the Agency to develop a more rigorous process for screening self-disclosure of violations made to the EPA’s electronic disclosure system (eDisclosure). The Director found that...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Sebastian County Natural...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Enable Midstream Partners, LP (“Enable”) entered into a January 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more

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EPA Encourages Voluntary Self-Disclosure of Environmental Violations with Release of Updated Guidance

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On February 5, 2021, EPA posted on its website updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) in connection with its Audit Policy Program. EPA’s Audit Policy, first created in 1995, provides important incentives for regulated...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Jefferson County Military...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the U.S. Army, Pine Bluff Arsenal (“the Arsenal”) entered into an August 25th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Faulkner County Natural Gas...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Flywheel Energy Operating, LLC (“FEO”) entered into a December 31st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more

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Self-Disclosure/Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Van Buren County, Arkansas, Natural Gas...

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Desoto Gathering Company, LLC (“DGC”) entered into a November 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing a self-disclosed violation of an air permit. See...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Jefferson County, Arkansas Wood Pellet Manufacturing Facility...

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Highland Pellets, LLC (“HP”) entered into a July 26th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS NO. 18-065....more

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MDE Self-Disclosure Can Limit, Even Eliminate Risk of Environmental Penalties

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Maryland entities that voluntarily discover and disclose environmental violations can still receive penalty reductions, or even complete forgiveness, under the rarely invoked Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE)...more

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