The Environmental Integrity Project (“EIP”) on behalf of the Sierra Club sent a November 14th Notice of Intent to Sue (“NOI”) to Warrick Newco Operations (“Warrick”) alleging violations of the Clean Water Act.
The NOI...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a Draft Revision for Public Comment of the following document:
Nonpoint Source Program and Grants Guidelines for States and Territories (“Draft Document”)...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Town of Montrose, Arkansas, (“Montrose”) entered into an October 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and D.R. Horton, Inc. (“D.R. Horton”) issued a September 20th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Mississippi Code provisions addressing stormwater...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
10/26/2023
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Declaratory Relief ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
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Injunctive Relief ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
NPDES ,
Permits ,
Status Reports ,
Summary Judgment
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an October 2023 document titled:
Frequently Asked Questions: Implementing the 2021 Recommended Clean Water Act Section 304(a)Ambient Water Quality Criteria...more
The State of Alabama and two environmental organizations filed a Complaint in the Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, against the City of Tuscaloosa alleging violations of the Clean Water Act. See Civil Action No....more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Lexa, Arkansas, (“Lexa”) entered into a September 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more
The Illinois Attorney General (“AG”) filed a Second Amended Complaint (“Amended Complaint”) on September 28th in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, against 401 North Wabash Venture, LLC, d/b/a Trump International...more
The Massachusetts Port Authority (“Authority”) filed a September 20th document before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) styled:
Petition for Review of...more
The Michigan Attorney General (“AG”) filed a September 11th lawsuit in the Kent County 17th Judicial Circuit against the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority (“Airport Authority”) in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The...more
The Sierra Club and a number of other environmental organizations submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on September 26th Petition for Rulemaking (“Petition”) styled:
To Establish...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 and Lonoke County Property Owners’ Multipurpose Improvement District No. 12 (“MID”) entered into a July 10th Consent Administrative Order...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Buckshot Speedway, LLC, (“Buckshot”) entered into an August 11th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the ADEM Administrative Code encompassing...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Riceland Foods, Inc. (“Riceland”) entered into a May 19th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a...more
9/11/2023
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Arkansas ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Effluent Limitations ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Food Processing ,
NPDES ,
Wastewater
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
/ Air Quality Standards ,
Citizen Suits ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Air Act Violations ,
Clean Water Act ,
Declaratory Relief ,
Effluent Limitations ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Violations ,
Injunctive Relief ,
NPDES ,
Operational Permits ,
Storm Water ,
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 Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Statue Road Inn (“SRI”) entered into a June 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean...more
8/21/2023
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Arkansas ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Clean Water Act ,
Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) ,
Corrective Actions ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Enforcement ,
NPDES ,
Wastewater
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”), State of New York and Frieslandcampina Ingredients (“FI”) entered into an August 2nd Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of federal and New York air and water...more
8/17/2023
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Clean Air Act ,
Consent ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
New York ,
NPDES ,
Permits ,
Title V ,
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) ,
Wastewater
The Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of Black Warrior Riverkeeper, Inc., and the Greater-Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution (collectively, “Riverkeeper”) sent a July 14th Notice of Intent (“NOI”) to file a...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 Northwest Environmental Advocates and Center for Biological Diversity (collectively “NEA”) submitted a July 31st document to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) styled:
Petition for Rulemaking...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and a commercial development operator known as Bassett Furniture Industries (“Bassett”) entered into a June 21st Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and PK Business LLC (“PK”) entered into a May 25th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Stormwater Clean Water Act Stormwater...more