Carbon Capture & Storage: The Race To Net Zero
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) has issued the following document: REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS - PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR OFFICE OF LAND...more
Insurers should note that environmental regulations designed to protect against releases from fuel distribution Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) systems, as defined under EPA 40 CFR Part 112, are less stringent than the...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a February 17th Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Mapco Express, LLC (“ME”). See CASE NO. FDA26-0019. The Order provides that ME is a registered...more
The Association of State And Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) published a document titled: Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund Fact Sheet 2026 (“Fact Sheet”)....more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a December 18, 2025, Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Mountain States Health Alliance (“MS”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee...more
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and Dupre Logistics, L.L.C. (“Dupre”) entered into a January 7th Settlement Agreement (“SA”) addressing an alleged violation of the Louisiana underground storage tank...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) and XPO Logistics Freight, Inc. (“XPO”) entered into a December 15th Agreed Final Order (“AFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground...more
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (“MassDEP”) issued a December 29, 2025 news release stating that a penalty was assessed to N.R. Underwood & Sons Enterprises, Inc. (“Underwood”) for allegedly violating...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and James River Petroleum, Inc. (“JRP”) entered into a September 30th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the State of Virginia underground...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a November 5th Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Brockton USA, LLC (“BU”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued an October 13th Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Mack’s Convenience Stores (“MCS”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground...more
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has issued a new general permit for remediation contractors, known as the General Permit to Act as a Contractor to Contain or Remove or Otherwise...more
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, applying Florida law, held that an insurer could deny coverage for failure to provide timely notice where the insured provided no evidence to rebut the presumption of prejudice to the...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Fast N’ Friendly, LLC (“FNF”) entered into an October 9th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the federal Underground...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and The Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“Federal Reserve”) entered into a September 22nd Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the...more
Voluntary cleanup agreements have been a staple of cleanups under both state and federal cleanup programs for decades. In some cases, these agreements are designed to facilitate the purchase and sale of a property and the...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a September 2nd Proposed Order and Assessment to the City of Brownsville, Tennessee Public Works for alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Whatley Oil & Auto Parts Company, Inc. (“Whatley”) entered into a September 10th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Alabama air...more
The United States House of Representatives’ Adrian Smith (Nebraska) and Nikki Budzinski (Illinois) introduced legislation titled: Ethanol for America Act (“Ethanol Act”)....more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a July 22nd Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Henry Oil Company (“Henry”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground Storage...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) filed a Complaint, Compliance Order, and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing (“Complaint”) on June 16th to Jack’s Service Center (“JSC”) for alleged violations of the...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a June 18th Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Diamond Investments of TN Inc. (“Diamond”) addressing an alleged violation of underground storage...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Washington, D.C. Department of Corrections (“D.C.”) entered into a June 10th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the federal Underground...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a May 14th Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Greeneville Oil and Petroleum, Inc. and 737 Grace 1, LLC (collectively,“Respondent”) addressing alleged...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) and Bowling Convenience, Inc. (“BCI”) entered into an April 4th Agreed Final Order (“AFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground Storage...more