Clean Air Act, Consent Order, Civil Monetary Penalty

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/30/2025

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

Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Calhoun County Fiber/Particleboard Manufacturing Facility...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/3/2025

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Kronospan, LLC (“Kronospan”) entered into a May 28th Consent Order (“Order”) addressing an alleged violation of the Alabama Air regulations. See Consent Order...more

Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Mobile Sawmill Facility Enter into Consent Order

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/19/2024

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Scotch and Gulf Lumber, LLC (“Scotch”) entered into a December 11th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Air Act Title V Major Source...more

Asbestos Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and State of Georgia Municipality Enter into Consent Agreement

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/29/2020

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Columbus Consolidated Government (“Columbus”) entered into an August 18th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the federal asbestos...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