The New York Attorney General (“AG”) and New York Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner (collectively, “AG”) announced in a September 14th news release the convictions of ALPCO Recycling, Inc., Alton Plumb,...more
9/25/2023
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The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and Mid-South Steel Products, Inc., (“Mid-South”) entered into a September 1st Administrative Order on Consent (“Order”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit....more
Columbia Riverkeeper and the Port of Vancouver U.S.A. (collectively, “Port”) entered into a Consent Decree (“CD”) on September 12th to address alleged violations of the Clean Water Act.
The Washington State port district...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Triumph Airborne Structures, LLC, (“Triumph) entered into an August 14th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more
The Conservation Law Foundation (“CLF”) filed on August 14th a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief and Civil Penalties (“Complaint”) against Twin Rivers Technologies, Inc., and Twin Rivers technologies...more
9/11/2023
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Title V
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Rock Creek Stone, LLC, (“Rock Creek”) entered into an August 3rd Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of the ADEM air and water regulations. ...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued an August 11th proposed Order and Assessment (“Order’) to Murphy Oil USA, Inc. (“Murphy”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground...more
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and Liberty Aggregates, LLC, (“Liberty”) entered into a July 17th Administrative Order on Consent (“AOC”) addressing alleged violations of the Missouri Air Regulations....more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Seven-Eleven Hawaii, Inc. (“Seven-Eleven”) entered into an August 10th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Underground...more
The United States District Court (M.D. Florida) (“Court”) addressed in a June 23rd Order an insurance coverage issue involving a petroleum release from an underground storage tank (“UST”). See L. Squared Industries, Inc. v....more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Samsand, LLC (“Samsand”) entered into a June 8th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Jet Asphalt & Rock Co., Inc., (“Jet”) entered into a June 16th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) to address an alleged...more
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Globe Metallurgical, Inc. (“GMI”) entered into a Consent Decree (“CD”) in the United States District Court (Southern District of Ohio) addressing alleged Clean Air Act...more
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 Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company (“KTCC”) entered into a May 31st Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit....more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Poco Graphite, Inc. (“PGI”) entered into a June 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Gates Corporation (“Gates”) entered into a June 19th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an...more
The organization Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (“PEER”) issued a report addressing criminal prosecution of United States environmental laws.
The report was issued pursuant to a July 13th news release...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
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Farmers Grain Terminal, Inc. (“Farmers”) entered into a June 14th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit...more
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia (“Court”) addressed in an April 27th Order issues arising out of an environmental services agreement. See Thiele Kaolin Company v. Environmental Resources...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Paragould Light Water & Cable (“Paragould”) entered into an April 11th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more
The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York (“AUSA”) entered into Consent Decree and Judgment (“Decree”) with the County of Suffolk, New York, and the following:
Suffolk County Department of Parks and...more
As noted in an April 27th blog post, the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States...more
6/28/2023
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The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) entered into a June 8th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) with Maverick Tube Corporation (“MTC”) addressing an alleged violation...more