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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Civil Monetary Penalty Compliance

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112(r)/Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Santa Ana, California Chemical Supplier Enter into Expedited...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Gallade Chemical, Inc. (“GCI”) entered into a July 11th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the regulations implementing...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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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Marshall County Specialty Tank Manufacturer Enter...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Pinnacle Manufacturing, LLC (“Pinnacle”) entered into a March 5th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste regulations....more

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Stormwater Enforcement: US Environmental Protection Agency and Leesville, South Carolina Timber Products Facility Enter Into...

The United Stated Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and South Carolina Pole and Piling, Inc (“SCPPI”) entered into a February 11th Expedited Settlement Agreement and Final Order (“Agreement”) addressing alleged...more

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Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Leesville, South Carolina Timber Products Facility Enter Into...

The United Stated Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and South Carolina Pole and Piling, Inc (“SCPPI”) entered into a February 11th Expedited Settlement Agreement and Final Order (“Agreement”) addressing alleged...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Allentown, Pennsylvania Coil Coating Facility Enter into...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Vorteq Coil Finishers, LLC (“Vorteq”) entered into a January 22nd Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Buffalo, New York Diagnostics Facility Enter into Consent...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in IMMCO Diagnostics (“ID”) entered into an October 3 expedited settlement agreement (“ESA”) addressing an alleged violation of the Resource Conservation Recovery Act...more

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Stericycle Agrees to Pay $9.5 Million Civil Penalty for RCRA Violations

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On January 17, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $9.5 million settlement with Stericycle, Inc. for Hazardous Waste Management Violations. The settlement resolves...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Costa Mesa, California Automatic Control Valve Manufacturer...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Griswold Industries (“GI”) entered into a January 3rd Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order and Assessment Addressing Shelby...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued on November 15th a Proposed Director’s Order and Assessment (“OA”) to Tradebe Treatment and Recycling of Tennessee, LLC (“TTRT”) addressing alleged...more

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Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Car Wash Operator Enter into Consent...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Yong’s Car Wash, Inc. (“Yong’s”) entered into a September 19th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the underground storage tank (“UST”)...more

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12(r)/Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Henderson, Iowa Grain Facility Enter into Expedited Settlement...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Hartland Co-op (“Heartland”) entered into an August 5th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Air Act Risk Management...more

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Transportation/Used Oil: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Montgomery Used Oil Transportation Company Enter into...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Buck Oil Services, Inc. (“Buck Oil”) entered into a January 31st Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Used Oil Regulations. See...more

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Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Telecommunications Company Enter into Consent Agreement

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (‘EPA”) and AT&T Transoceanic Comm. LLC (“AT&T”) entered into a September 13th Consent Agreement/Final Order (“Consent Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of the...more

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112(r)(7)/Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Portage, Indiana, Water Company Enter into Consent Agreement...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Indiana- American Water Company, Inc. (“IAWC”) entered into an August 16th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean...more

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Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Mobile Drum-Mix Asphalt Plant Enter into Consent Order

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Hosea O. Weaver & Sons, Inc. (“HOWSI”) entered into a May 10th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. The CO provides that...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and City of Dixon, Missouri, Enter into Consent Agreement

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and City of Dixon, Missouri, entered into a January 23rd Complaint and Consent Agreement/Final Order (“CA”). See Docket No. CWA-07-2022-0117. The CA provides that...more

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Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Pontotoc Plastic Packaging Manufacturer Enter into Agreed...

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Premiere Plastics, Inc. (“PPI”) entered into a March 30th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Order No. 7104 21...more

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EPA Raises Maximum Civil Penalties Under Every Major Environmental Statute

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On December 23, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated a Final Rule increasing the maximum statutory civil penalties for violations of major environmental statutes, including the Federal Insecticide,...more

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MS4 Enforcement/Mt. Vernon, New York: U.S. District Judge Issues Order/Injunctive Relief Requiring Compliance

United States District Judge Cathy Seibel issued a September 21st Order to the City of Mount Vernon, New York (“Mount Vernon”) requiring that it bring its Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (“MS4”) into compliance with the...more

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VOC Emissions from Upstream Oil and Gas Operations: EPA Kicks Off 2020 Clean Air Enforcement with Two Significant Settlements

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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

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U.S. Government Continues Raising the Cost of Noncompliance

The U.S. Justice Department, the Federal Trade Commission, and other federal agencies recently announced their 2018 increases for civil penalties. As the costs of violations continue rising, it is imperative that companies...more

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

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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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Prompted by Independent Study, EPA Issues Notice of Violation to Volkswagen for Circumventing Federal Emissions Standards

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The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) issuance of a notice of violation last week to Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (collectively Volkswagen) appears to have further validated EPA’s and...more

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RMP and General Duty Clause Enforcement Continues at EPA Region 1

As we reported last year, the U.S. EPA has stepped up its enforcement activity under the risk management provisions of the Clean Air Act (“CAA”), Section 112(r), focusing on both the Risk Management Plan (“RMP”) program rules...more

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