Air Pollution, Civil Monetary Penalty, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Greenwood Soybean Processing/Oil Extraction Facility Enter...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/23/2025

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Oxbow Greenwood, LLC (“OG”) entered into a July 3rd Agreed Order 9 (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See Order No. 7520 25....more

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Searcy Compression Station...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/11/2025

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Merit Energy Company, LLC (“Merit”) entered into a May 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more

Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Willow Island, West Virginia Industrial Coatings Manufacturer Enter into...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/7/2025

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Allnex USA Inc. (“Allnex”) entered into a June 11th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See Docket No. CAA-03-2025-0036....more

Community Air Monitoring: Louisiana State Legislature Proposes to Impose Standards

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/16/2024

The Louisiana State Legislature has passed legislation titled: Louisiana Community Air Monitoring Reliability Act (“Monitoring Act”) The Monitoring Act awaits a decision by Louisiana’s Governor....more

Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Taunton, Massachusetts, Ethylene Oxide Sterilization Facility Enter into...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/28/2024

The United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") and Professional Contract Sterilization, Inc. ("PCSI") entered into a February 6th Consent Agreement ("CA") addressing alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. See...more

California AG Settles Alleged Violations of Engine Emission Control and Certification Requirements

Troutman Pepper Locke on 3/26/2024

California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta and the California Air Resources Board (the Board) have reached a $46 million agreement with engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. to settle alleged violations of California’s engine...more

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Mississippi County Steel Mill...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/16/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Nucor Corporation (“Nucor”) entered into a November 28th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”). See LIS No. 22-114. The CAO...more

Title VI Civil Rights Act/Environmental Justice: Earthjustice January 20th Letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/26/2022

Earthjustice sent a January 20th letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) alleging violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and...more

Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Ashville Secondary Aluminum Processing Facility Enter into...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 11/3/2021

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Grooms Aluminum Processors (“GAP”) entered into a September 9th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. The CO provides that...more

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and University of Arkansas for...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/7/2021

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas Acting For and on Behalf of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and West Memphis Enter...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/14/2020

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of West Memphis (“City”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean...more

Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order/Civil Penalty Addressing Ashland City, Tennessee Water...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/9/2020

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“TACB”) issued a March 4th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) addressing an alleged air permit violation by State Industries, LLC (“State”). See...more

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Phillips County Biodiesel...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/7/2020

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Solfuels USA., Inc. (“Solfuels”) entered into a March 5th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of...more

VOC Emissions from Upstream Oil and Gas Operations: EPA Kicks Off 2020 Clean Air Enforcement with Two Significant Settlements

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 1/30/2020

Last week, the EPA announced two significant settlements for violations of the Clean Air Act relating to emissions of volatile organic compounds (“VOCs”) from upstream oil and gas production facilities. These enforcement...more

Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Operator of Washington County, Alabama, Gas Production, Treating and Processing...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/16/2019

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and American Midstream Chatom, LLC (“AMC”) entered into a January 11th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See Consent Order No.:...more

Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Chicago, Illinois, Metal Shredding/Recycling Facility Enter into Consent...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/31/2018

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Metal Management Midwest, Inc. d/b/a Sims Metal Management (“Metal Management”) entered into a December 20th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing...more

Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Delaware, Ohio Foundry Enter into Consent Agreement

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 10/1/2018

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Liberty Casting Company, LLC (“LCC”) entered into a September 13th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Air Act...more

Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order/Civil Penalty for Vonore, Tennessee Boat Manufacturing...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/24/2018

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“TAPCB”) issued a September 11th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Yamaha Jet Boat Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc. (“Yamaha”) for an alleged...more

Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Navy Enter into Consent Agreement

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/6/2018

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the United States Department of Navy (“Navy”) entered into a June 4th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“Consent Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of the...more

Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Order/Assessment of Penalty to Morristown, Tennessee Cotton Batting...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/14/2018

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a February 6th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Jones Fiber Products, Inc. (“JFPI”) See Case No. APC17-0166. The Order...more

Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Haverhill, Massachusetts School Bus Facility Operator Enter into Consent...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/9/2018

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Coppola Bus, Inc. (“CBI”) entered into a December 12th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of certain Massachusetts Air...more

Pierce Atwood Environmental Regulatory Compliance Calendar

Pierce Atwood LLP on 8/8/2016

Federal - Notice of Availability of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Two Updated Chapters in the EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual - EPA is making two finalized chapters of the EPA Air Pollution Control...more

Federal Court Of Appeals Strikes Down A Portion Of The EPA’s Rule Limiting A Court’s Authority For Imposing Civil Fines For...

Burr & Forman on 5/14/2014

Federal Court of Appeals strikes down a portion of the EPA’s rule limiting a Court’s authority for imposing civil fines for equipment failures. While upholding portions of EPA’s new rules for air toxic emissions for cement...more

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