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Supreme Court’s Cert Denials Pave Way for Surge in Environmental Citizen Suits

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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

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Air Enforcement: Missouri Department of Natural Resources and St. Louis, Cement Storage/Distribution Terminal Enter into...

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and River Cement Company d/b/a Buzzi Unicem USA (“RCC”) entered into a July 7th Administrative Order on Consent (“AOC”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit....more

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

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

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

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

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Malvern Brick Manufacturing...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Acme Brick Company (“ABC”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air...more

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Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Grenada County Lumber Company Enter into Agreed Order

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Hankins Lumber Company Inc. (“Hankins”) entered into an April 30th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit. See Order No. 7490 25....more

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Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Portland, Oregon Electroplating Facility Enter into Consent Agreement

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and East Side Plating, Inc. (“ESP”) entered into a March 13th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See Docket No. CAA-10-2024-0040....more

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Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Bay St. Louis Activated Carbon Manufacturing Facility Enter...

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Calgon Carbon Corporation (“Calgon”) entered into a May 12th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See Order No. 7491 25....more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Howard County Gypsum...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Certainteed Gypsum Manufacturing, Inc. (“CGM”) entered into a May 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

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Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Conecuh County Gas/Oil Production Wellsite Enter into Consent...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Fletcher Petroleum CO., LLC (“Fletcher”) entered into a March 26th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Consent Order No....more

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

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Nucor-Yamato Steel Company (“Nucor”) entered into a March 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more

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Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Greenville Building Components Manufacturer Enter into Agreed...

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and USG Interiors, LLC (“USG”) entered into a March 14th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Order No. 7466 25....more

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Title V/Clean Air Act: Center for Biological Diversity Petition to Object Filed Addressing Weld County, Colorado Compressor...

The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) filed an April 3rd Clean Air Act Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) related to DC Operating Company, LP for the...more

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Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Meridian Rail Services Company Enter into Agreed Order

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and CF Rail Services, LLC (“CF”) entered into a March 4th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit. See Order No. 7458 25. The AO...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Air Curtain Incinerator...

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

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Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order Addressing Carthage Aluminum Extrusion Facility

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

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Air Enforcement; Missouri Department of Natural Resources and West Plains Lumber Coating Facility Enter into Administrative Order...

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

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Odor/Air Enforcement: Massachusetts Attorney General Files Judicial Action Against Grafton Animal Feed Dehydrator Operation

The Massachusetts Attorney General (“AG”) on behalf of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts filed on October 16th a civil action in the Superior Court alleging that: …Feedback Earth, Inc. (“Feedback Earth”) is generating...more

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Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order/Assessment Addressing Cleveland Food Preparation Facility

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a Technical Secretary’s Proposed Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Newly Weds Foods, LLC (“NWF”) addressing an alleged violation of the Tennessee Air...more

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Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Talladega County Automobile Manufacturing Plant Enter into...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, LLC (“Honda”) entered into a October 9th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit. See...more

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Supplemental Environmental Project/Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission of Environmental Quality and Burnsville Silicon...

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Mississippi Silicon LLC (“MS”) entered into an August 27th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See Order No. 7349 24....more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and El Dorado Chemical...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and El Dorado Chemical Company (“EDCC”) entered into an August 5th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more

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Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Technical Secretary's Order Addressing Lynchburg Distillery

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a June 28th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Jack Daniel Distillery, LEM (“Jack Daniel”) for alleged violations of an air...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Bentonville Sign...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and United Industries, Inc. (“United”) entered into a May 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Fort Smith Silica Product...

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Covia ISP, Inc. (“Covia”) entered into an April 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an...more

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