Air Pollution, Pollution Control, Enforcement

Title V/Clean Air Act: Environmental Integrity Project Petition to Object Filed Addressing Hawesville, Kentucky Aluminum Smelter...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/18/2025

The Environmental Integrity Project and Kentucky Resources Council (collectively, “EIP”) filed a June 9th Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) related to...more

Air Enforcement: Missouri Department of Natural Resources and Washington County Tire Processing Facility Enter into Administrative...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 11/13/2024

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and Purcell Tire & Rubber Company (“Purcell”) entered into an October 22nd Administrative Order on Consent (“AOC”) addressing an alleged violation of the Missouri Air...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/6/2024

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

Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Secretary's Order Addressing Sherwood Rock Crushing Facility

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/5/2024

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Sherwood Mining Company, LLC (“Sherwood”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit....more

Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Technical Secretary's Order Addressing Decherd Automobile...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/26/2024

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a June 5th Proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Nissan North America, Inc. (“Nissan”) addressing alleged violations of an...more

Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Mobile County Chemical Manufacturing Plant Enter into Consent...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/13/2024

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Evonik Corporation (“EC”) entered into a May 8th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Consent Order No. 24-XXX-CAP. The...more

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Ozark Rock Crushing Facility...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/29/2024

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality ("DEQ") and Stapp Quarries, LLC ("Stapp") entered into a February 28th Consent Administrative Order ("CAO") addressing an alleged violation...more

Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Technical Secretary's Order Addressing East Tennessee State...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/26/2024

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board ("Board") issued to East Tennessee State University ("East Tennessee State") on January 5th a document styled: Technical Secretary's Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty...more

Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environment...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/11/2024

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and White Rock Oil & Gas Company, LLC (“White Rock”) entered into a January 2nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Midway Fiberglass Boat...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 11/21/2023

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and White River Marine Group, LLC (“White River”) entered into an October 19th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more

Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order/Civil Penalty Addressing Bristol Pharmaceutical Manufacturer

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 10/18/2023

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a September 1st proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Gregory Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc. (“GPHI”). The Order...more

Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order Addressing Franklin Combined Heat and Power Units

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/27/2023

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a June 21st Proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Enexor Energy, LLC (“Enexor”). See Case No. APC23-0098. The proposed...more

Air Enforcement: Proposed Tennessee Air Pollution Control Order Addressing Kingsport Explosive Manufacturing Facility

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/19/2023

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board issued a May 5th Technical Secretary Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Proposed Order”) to BAE Systems Ordinance Systems, Inc. (“BAE”) for an alleged violation of an air permit....more

Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Air Act: Clean Air Council Files U.S. District Court Action Against Monaca, Pennsylvania, Plastics...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/17/2023

The Clean Air Council filed a May 11th Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against Shell Chemical Appalachia, LLC...more

Draft U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Enforcement and Compliance Document for Years 2024-2027: Association of State...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/30/2023

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the January 12th Federal Register a Request for Public Comment on the National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives (“NECIs”) it is proposing for fiscal...more

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Blytheville Carbon...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/27/2023

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Carb-Rite Company, Inc. (“CRC”) entered into a February 28th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing violations of an air...more

Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Board Proposed Order Addressing Cumberland City Coal-Fired Steam Electric Generating...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/7/2023

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a January 20th proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to the Tennessee Valley Authority (“TVA”). See Case No. APC22-0175. ...more

Stationary Engines: August 2022 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issues Enforcement Alert

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 10/3/2022

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an August 2022 Enforcement Alert (“EA”) titled: Stationary Engines Cause Excess Emissions in Communities Across the Country...more

Environmental Criminal Enforcement/Clean Air Act: Dalles, Oregon, Aluminum Processing Facility Charged with Negligent Endangerment

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/12/2022

The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon (“Department of Justice [“DOJ”]) issued an August 24th news release stating that Hydro Extrusion USA (“Hydro”) had been charged with negligent endangerment under...more

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Marion County Boat...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/20/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Advanced Marine Performance, LLC (“AMP”) entered into a June 21, 2022, Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more

Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Technical Secretary's Order/Civil Penalty Addressing South Fulton...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 10/11/2021

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a September 13th proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to ColorCoat, Inc. (“ColorCoat”). See Case No. APC21-0102. The...more

Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order/Assessment of Civil Penalty Related to Lewisburg Die Casting...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/17/2021

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a Proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) on August 9th to Allison Transmission, Inc. d/b/a Walker Die Casting (“Allison”). ...more

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