Civil Monetary Penalty, Reporting Requirements, Environmental Violations

Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order Addressing South Pittsburg Iron Foundry

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/13/2025

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a July 31st Proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Lodge Manufacturing Company (“Lodge”) addressing alleged violations of a...more

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

Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Garland County...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/23/2025

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Lakeside Gardens Horizontal Property Regime (“Lakeside”) entered into a February 4th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”)...more

Refrigerant Regulations/Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and East Brunswick, New Jersey HVAC Company Enter...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/5/2025

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Gold Medal Service (“GMS”) entered into an April 7th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Clean Air Act regulations 40...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Saline County...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/3/2025

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Bauxite, Arkansas entered into a March 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of the...more

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Springdale Baking Facility...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/27/2025

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Newly Weds Foods, LLC (“NWF”) entered into a March 25th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing and alleged violation...more

Air Enforcement: Missouri Department of Natural Resources and St. Charles Retail Motor Fuel Facility Enter into Administrative...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/17/2025

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and Mac’s Convenience Stores LLC (“Mac’s”) entered into a February 26th Administrative Order on Consent (“AOC”) addressing an alleged violation of the Missouri Air...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Jefferson County Coal Preparation Plant Enter into...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/21/2025

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Crimson Oak Grove Resources, LLC (“Crimson”) entered into a February 13th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the clean water act national...more

Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and North Salt Lake, Utah, Medical Waste Incinerator Operator Enter into...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/9/2021

The United States Department of Justice, on behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and Stericycle Inc. (“Stericycle”) entered into a January 29th Consent Decree (“CD”) 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

Methanol Release/CERCLA Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Adrian, Michigan Facility Operator Enter into...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/6/2019

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and W2Fuel Adrian II, LLC, (“W2”) entered into an August 28 Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing an alleged violation of Section 103(a) of the...more

D.C. Circuit: No FCA Liability for Unassessed Regulatory Penalties

Latham & Watkins LLP on 8/13/2019

Kasowitz decision precludes use of the False Claims Act to usurp regulators’ role and collect bounties for never-adjudicated violations. The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a decision in United...more

D.C. Circuit Rejects Novel Theory of Reverse False Claims Liability for Reporting Violations

Jones Day on 7/25/2019

The Situation: In U.S. ex rel. Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP v. BASF Corporation, the relator alleged reverse false claims liability under the False Claims Act ("FCA") for the defendants' purported failure to comply with...more

Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Tampa, Florida...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 10/24/2018

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Tampa Steel Erecting Company (“Tampa Steel”) entered into an October 16th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) to address alleged violations of the Emergency...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

Strange But True: Recent EPA and State Actions Show Breadth of Environmental Enforcement

Williams Mullen on 2/14/2018

A trilogy of recent federal and state enforcement actions show just how far agencies will go to enforce environmental regulations. Now may be a good time for a compliance audit....more

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