The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Bearden, Arkansas (“Bearden”) entered into a November 3rd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) stated in a November16th letter that an oil refinery on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands may not resume operations without going through New Source Review (“NSR”)....more
The Sierra Club and the Environmental Defense Fund (collectively, “Sierra Club”) filed a December 8th Clean Air Act citizen suit action against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) alleging a failure to...more
The Center for Biological Diversity and Grand Valley Citizens Alliance (collectively, “CBD”) filed a November 23rd Petition to Object (“Petition”) to an initial Title V permit (“Permit”) issued by the Colorado Department of...more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Blue Mountain Production Company (“Blue Mountain”) entered into an October 24th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violation of a Clean Air Act Title V...more
The Sierra Club sent a Notice of Intent to file suit to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) for failure to undertake a nondiscretionary duty under the Clean Air Act....more
The National Association of Clean Air Agencies (“NACAA”) transmitted a November 8th letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) providing recommendations for the federal agency’s FY2024 budget. ...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to update, strengthen, and expand the standards proposed on November 15, 2021, which require reduced emissions...more
The American Chemistry Council (“ACC”) submitted October 31st comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on its proposed revisions to the Clean Air Act Risk Management Program (“RMP”) regulations....more
WildEarth Guardians filed a September 26th Petition (“Petition”) requesting that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator object to the initial Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit for the...more
Ms. Stacie Wassell undertook a presentation on October 6th at the Arkansas Environmental Federation Convention titled:
Office of Water Quality Update (“Presentation”) -
Ms. Wassell serves as the Deputy Associate Director...more
10/27/2022
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Water Quality
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) is submitting for publication in the Federal Register a proposed finding that lead air pollution may reasonably be anticipated to endanger the public health and...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) entered into a September 28th Settlement Agreement (“Settlement”) to resolve certain issues associated with Clean Air Act...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an August 2022 Enforcement Alert (“EA”) titled:
Stationary Engines Cause Excess Emissions in Communities Across the Country...more
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a September 15th memorandum titled:
Further Revisions to Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies Following Discussions with Corporate Crime Advisory Group...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Smithfield Packaged Meats Corporation (“Smithfield”) entered into an August 30th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the regulations...more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Tronox, LLC (“Tronox”) entered into a July 19th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Order No. 7203 22....more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (“Eighth Circuit”) addressed in an August 31st Opinion a challenge to the renewal of a Title V Clean Air Act operating permit for a coal-fired electric generating...more
The Energy Marketers of America (“EMA”) submitted September 13th comments on the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) proposed rule addressing Clean Air Act National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air...more
The Sierra Club and a number of other environmental organizations sent a September 13th document to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) titled:
Petition for Rulemaking to Eliminate Startup,...more
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon (“Department of Justice [“DOJ”]) issued an August 24th news release stating that Hydro Extrusion USA (“Hydro”) had been charged with negligent endangerment under...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in a September 1st letter to Bluewater Texas Terminals, LLC, (“Bluewater”) addressed pending Clean Air Act permit applications for the proposed Bluewater Texas...more
The American Coatings Association (“ACA”) submitted comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on the proposed amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (“NESHAP”)...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training publishes an Environmental Case Crimes Bulletin (“Bulletin”) that summarizes publicized investigative activity...more
8/25/2022
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IRS ,
Wire Fraud
The Environmental Integrity Project and nine other environmental organizations entered into proposed consent decrees with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to resolve a Clean Air Act citizen suit that...more