Harris County, Texas filed a March 10th Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator related to the Lubrizol Corporation’s Deer Park Plant (“Plant”)....more
The Subcommittee on Environment of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy & Commerce held a March 11th hearing entitled: Maximizing Opportunities for Redeveloping Brownfields Sites: Assessing the...more
House Bill 1701 has been introduced that would add a Subchapter 1 to Arkansas Title 14, Chapter 239 titled: Oversight of Wastewater and Sewer Retail Providers. The Bill’s sponsors include: Representative Gonzales...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a March 13th Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Murphy Oil USA, Inc. (“Murphy Oil”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground...more
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and Mac’s Convenience Stores LLC (“Mac’s”) entered into a February 26th Administrative Order on Consent (“AOC”) addressing an alleged violation of the Missouri Air...more
HF 1040 was introduced into the 94th Legislature of the State of Minnesota which would impose certain requirements for wind and solar infrastructure. ...more
The 37 state and national organizations with interest in water and wastewater projects sent a letter to the Chairs of the House of Representatives and Senate Appropriation Committee addressing state revolving funds....more
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (“MPCA”) prepared a January 2025 Report titled:
PFAS Removal Report – Strategies and funding options to address PFAS removal in drinking water and wastewater (“Report”)....more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Abide Farms, LLC (“Abide”) entered into a February 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of...more
3/7/2025
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The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board issued a February 24th Technical Secretary’s Proposed Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Bonnell Aluminum, Inc. (“Bonnell”) addressing an alleged Air Permit violation....more
Senator Irvin of Mountain View has introduced Senate Bill 367 which would repeal the Small Business Revolving Loan Fund for Pollution Control and Prevention Technologies Act (“Act”).
The Act is found in Chapter 5,...more
3/6/2025
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Senate Bill 726 has been introduced into the 83rd Oregon Legislative Assembly which would address municipal solid waste landfills.
The Bill would require the owner or operator of a municipal solid waste landfill to...more
3/5/2025
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The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a January 9th report titled:
Army Corps of Engineers: Expedited Permitting Process Would Benefit from More Transparency (“Report”)....more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Cottonseed Co Op Corporation (“CCC”) entered into an October 25th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Title V Operating Permit. See Order No....more
The Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a February 11th hearing titled:
America Builds: Clean Water Act...more
The Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council (“ITRC”) has issued a guidance document titled:
Reuse of Solid Mining Waste (“Guidance”)....more
House Bill 1525 has been introduced by Representative Steimel and Senator Irvin which would add a Subchapter 9 to Arkansas Code Title 18, Chapter 11, titled: Agricultural Impact Remediation Agreements....more
2/28/2025
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The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) filed a Petition for Review (“Petition”) in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit challenging the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”)...more
2/28/2025
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a December 19, 2024 Resource Conservation Recovery Act (“RCRA”) guidance document titled: Improved Procedures for Facility/Site Transfers Between RCRA Hazardous...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) issued on February 12th a Proposed Administrative Order (“AO”) to Dodson Oil Co. of Fayette, Inc (“Dodson”) alleging violations of certain Alabama environmental...more
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and AHF, L.L.C. d/b/a AHF of Pennsylvania, LLC (“AHF”) entered into a February 11th Administrative Order on Consent (“AOC”) addressing an alleged violation of the Missouri...more
House Bill 566-FN (“566”) has been introduced into the 2025 New Hampshire legislative Session addressing landfill leachate.
566 would require permit applications for new landfills in the state to contain a detailed plan...more
Pursuant to Executive Order 14156, the United States Army Corp of Engineers (“Corps”) has reclassified 690 Clean Water Act Section 404 Wetland Permits as Emergency Actions.
Executive Order 14156 is entitled “Declaring a...more
2/24/2025
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The United States Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit (“9th Circuit”) addressed in a February 11th Memorandum a challenge to a United States Forest Service (“Service”) action pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act...more
2/21/2025
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The Clean Air Council and two other environmental organizations filed a February 11th submission with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) styled:
PETITION TO PROHIBIT...more