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In a significant victory for environmental advocacy groups, the Supreme Court’s refusal on June 30, 2025 to grant certiorari in two pivotal cases (Port of Tacoma, et al. v. Puget Soundkeeper Alliance and ExxonMobil Corp., et...more
The Conservation Law Foundation (“CLF”) and Twin Rivers Technologies (“TRT”) entered into a March 30th Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. See No....more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Twin Rivers Foods, Inc. (“Twin Rivers”) entered into a July 18th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Jones Digital, LLC (“Jones”) entered into an April 5th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) for addressing alleged operating...more
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
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
EPA rescinds previous administration’s guidance on Clean Water Act permit requirements - Water & Wastes Digest – September 21 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is rescinding its guidance document: “Applying...more
The Chesapeake Legal Alliance recently won a notable victory for the Assateague Coastal Trust in a successful challenge to the Maryland Department of Environmental Protection’s issuance of a state NPDES general permit for...more
On June 7, 2019, the U.S. EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) finalized its National Compliance Initiatives (NCIs) for FY2020-FY2023. The NCIs represent EPA’s enforcement and compliance priorities. ...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting comment through March 11, 2019, on its proposed “National Compliance Initiatives” for fiscal years (FY) 2020-2023. National Compliance Initiatives were known as...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) filed a November 28th Complaint in the Circuit Court of Faulkner County, Arkansas, against Flushing Meadows Water Treatment, Inc. (“FMWTI”) alleging certain violations...more
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
Army Corps Drops Regional Permit - The Army Corps has announced that it has abandoned the idea of establishing a regional general permit for the New England states. The proposal would have replaced the individual...more