Clean Air Act, Title V, Enforcement Actions

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/1/2025

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Hankins Lumber Company Inc. (“Hankins”) entered into an April 30th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Title V Operating Permit. See Order...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/15/2025

The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) filed a May 8th Clean Air Act Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) relating to Bargath, LLC for the Hyrup...more

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

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

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

Clean Air Act Citizen Suit Enforcement/Pennsylvania Chemical Facilities: Food & Water Watch Judicial Action Alleging Allegheny...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/18/2024

The Environmental Action Project on behalf of Food & Water Watch (“F&W”) filed a November 15th Clean Air Act citizen suit action in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, against the Allegheny County...more

Air/Water Enforcement: Conservation Law Foundation Citizen Suit Action Addressing Quincy, Massachusetts, Fatty Acid/Glycerin...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/11/2023

The Conservation Law Foundation (“CLF”) filed on August 14th a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief and Civil Penalties (“Complaint”) against Twin Rivers Technologies, Inc., and Twin Rivers technologies...more

Air/Wastewater Enforcement: U.S. Department of Justice/New York and Delaware County Protein Powder Manufacturer Enter into Consent...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/17/2023

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”), State of New York and Frieslandcampina Ingredients (“FI”) entered into an August 2nd Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of federal and New York air and water...more

Removal of Title V Emergency Affirmative Defense Provisions/State Operating Permit Programs: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/24/2023

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a final rule in the July 21st Federal Register that removes the emergency affirmative defense provisions found in the regulations for state and federal Title V...more

Title V Permit/Clean Air Act: Federal District Court Addresses Statute of Limitations Issue

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/20/2021

A United States District Court (D. Colorado)(“Court”) addressed in a March 30th Order issues arising out of a Clean Air Act Citizen Suit enforcement action (“Action”). See Wildearth Guardians, et al. v. Mountain Coal Company,...more

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