The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) entered into a Consent Decree (“CD”) with Upstate Shredding, LLC (“Upstate”) and Weitsman Shredding, LLC (“Weitsman”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit.
The...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Joiner, Arkansas, (“Joiner”) entered into a May 25th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Car-Son Construction, LLC (“Car-Son”) entered into a June 16th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a July 11th news release stating that it was undertaking enforcement against BCP Ingredients Inc. (“BCPI”). BCPI is stated to operate a chemical plant in...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a final rule in the July 21st Federal Register that removes the emergency affirmative defense provisions found in the regulations for state and federal Title V...more
Co-Author: Elizabeth Strickland The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (“Court”) addressed in a June 16th decision certain Mining Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) regulations. See Peabody Midwest...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a June 28th proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Mac’s Convenience Stores (“MCS”) addressing an alleged violation of the Tennessee Underground...more
Congressman Mike Thompson (California) transmitted a June 2nd letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator Michael S. Regan asking for:
. . . equal treatment for publicly and privately...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Austin Powder Company (“APC”) entered into a June 8th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing an alleged violation of the Comprehensive Environmental...more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Marion County Timber, Inc. (“Marion”) entered into a May 2nd Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Mississippi statute implementing the...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas, LLC (“Huntsman”) entered into a May 8th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Sigmapharm Laboratories LLC (“SLL”) entered into a May 3rd Expedited Settlement Agreement and Final Order (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and EcoSouth Services of Mobile, LLC (“Eco-South”) entered into an April 19th Special Order by Consent (“Order”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Solid...more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Ardagh Metal Packaging USA Corp. (“Ardagh”) entered into an April 12th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Order No. 7244...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Hardy, Arkansas (“Hardy”) entered into a February 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more
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The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and City of Booneville, Mississippi, (“Booneville”) entered into a February 7th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) stated it has issued a Notice of Violation (“NOV”) to Alabama Oil & Gas Recovery, Inc. (“Alabama Oil”).
Alabama Oil is described as a former used oil...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and JACAM Catalyst, LLC (“JACAM”) entered into a January 3rd Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and...more
The Clean Air Council and Environmental Integrity Project (collectively, “CAC”) sent a Clean Air Act Notice of Intent to Sue (“NOI”) on February 2nd to the Shell Oil Company addressing its Shell Polymers Monaca Site...more
OSHA Announces New Enforcement Guidance: Application of Instance-By-Instance Penalty Adjustments The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA’) announced in a January 26th news release new guidance for Regional...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Heritage Training and Shooting Center, LLC (“Heritage”) entered into a January 6th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Giant Resource Recovery-Attalla, Inc. (“Giant”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the hazardous waste regulations. See Consent...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and West Alabama Sand and Gravel, Inc. (“West Alabama”) entered into a December 7th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of regulations addressing...more
The Jefferson County, Alabama, Board of Health (“Health Department”) and Bluestone Coke, LLC, (“Bluestone”) entered into a December 9th Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See Case No.:...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and American Transportation Solutions, LLC (“ATS”) entered into a December 14th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Alabama Hazardous Waste...more