Inside EPA (subscription required) reported this week that a group of Democratic state attorneys general have filed an amicus brief supporting EPA’s appeal of a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision holding that EPA had...more
EarthJustice and other environmental/community organizations have filed a joint Amici Curai Brief in the United States Supreme Court styled: City and County of San Francisco v. EPA (“Brief”). See Docket No. 23-753....more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Mr. Mulch, LLC (“Mr. Mulch”) entered into a July 11th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act Stormwater...more
Various municipalities and public wastewater and stormwater utilities have filed a joint Amici Curiae brief in the United States Supreme Court Case styled: City and County of San Francisco v EPA...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
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and K&M Excavating, LLC (“K&M”) entered into a May 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean...more
As predicted in February, our nation's highest court is about to hear its third Clean Water Act in four years. Anyone who doubts the outcome of this case hasn't read the other two Supreme Court opinions and that brings to...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and M&S Properties, LLC (“M&S”) entered into an April 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of...more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Hinds County, Mississippi, entered into a January 29th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of Miss. Code Ann. § 49-17-29(2)(b). See Order No....more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Tripp Property Clearing (“TPC”) entered into a January 30th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of...more
The Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board has drafted a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit for commercial, industrial, and institutional (CII) facilities. Our Environment, Land Use & Natural...more
On February 29, 2024, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Safety (CDPHE) withdrew its prior amended version to the Industrial Stormwater General Permit for Non-Extractive Industries, COR900000 — even before its...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Jones Digital, LLC (“Jones”) entered into an April 5th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) for addressing alleged operating...more
Many currently unregulated commercial, industrial, and institutional properties in Eastern Massachusetts may soon require stormwater upgrades in order to meet the new rigorous Clean Water Act (CWA) stormwater discharge...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality and Caddo Properties, LLC (“Caddo”) entered into a March 1st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of the...more
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“PADEP”) recently announced the availability of its draft 2024 version of the PAG-02 NPDES general permit for stormwater discharges associated with construction...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and TD Granite & Marble (“TD”) entered into a February 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Arkansas and Missouri Railroad Company (“AMRC”) entered into a February 20th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Berg Brothers Recycling, Inc. (“Berg Brothers”) entered into a January 31st Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act stormwater...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and East End Holdings, LLC (“East End”) entered into a January 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and two states entered into a January 8th Consent Decree (“CD”) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California with the following entities: ...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Countryside Land & Cattle Co., LLC (“Countryside”) entered into a November 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a Draft Revision for Public Comment of the following document: Nonpoint Source Program and Grants Guidelines for States and Territories (“Draft Document”)...more
The Massachusetts Port Authority (“Authority”) filed a September 20th document before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) styled: Petition for Review of...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Buckshot Speedway, LLC, (“Buckshot”) entered into an August 11th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the ADEM Administrative Code encompassing...more