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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Oil & Gas Civil Monetary Penalty

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SPCC Enforcement/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Tupelo, Mississippi Oil Storage Facility Owner Enter...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Khera Petroleum, LLC (“KP”) entered into a June 11th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act Spill Prevention, Control, and...more

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Section 311/Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Laconia, New Hampshire Car Care Center Enter...

Section 311/Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Laconia, New Hampshire Car Care Center Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement - The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”)...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Golden Meadow, Louisiana Port Services Facility Enter into...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and HOS Port, LLC (“HOS”) entered into an October 9th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and...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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SPCC/Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Skiatook, Oklahoma, Municipal Airport Enter into...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the City of Skiatook, Oklahoma (“Skiatook”), entered into a June 8th Expedited Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (“SPCC”) Settlement Agreement...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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Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Underground Storage Tank Owner Enter...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Pocono Gas Stations Inc. (“PGSI”) entered into a December 30th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Pennsylvania Department...more

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Section 311/SPCC Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, Oil Production...

The Region 6 Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Redrock Energy, Inc. (“REI”) entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CA”) addressing an alleged violation of Section 311 of the...more

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SPCC/Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Maryland Scrap Facilities Enter into Consent Agreement

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Super Salvage, Inc. (“SSI”) entered into a November 3rd Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of certain Clean Water Act stormwater regulations....more

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Used Oil/Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and South Lyon, Michigan Metal Heat Treating Facility...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Sun Steel Treating (“Sun”) entered into a June 21st Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of Resource Conservation and Recovery...more

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311/Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Leominster, Massachusetts Oil Company Enter into...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Fraticelli Oil Company (“FOC”) entered into an April 23rd Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) for alleged violation of Section 311(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act....more

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Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Owner/Operator of New York Facilities Enter into Expedited...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency and Blueox Corporation (“BC”) entered into an April 4th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of Subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and...more

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Release Reporting/CERCLA Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Madison, Minnesota Facility Operator Enter into...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Lac qui Parle Cooperative Oil Company (“LPCOC”) entered into an April 6th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) that addresses an alleged violation of the...more

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Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Elmira, New York/Newton, New Jersey Underground Storage Tank...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) entered into an Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) with First Group America, Inc., d/b/a First Student, Inc. and First Transit, Inc. See Docket No....more

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Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Order/Assessment of Penalty to Morristown, Tennessee Cotton Batting...

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a February 6th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Jones Fiber Products, Inc. (“JFPI”) See Case No. APC17-0166. The Order...more

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SPCC Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Acton, Massachusetts Oil Storage/Distribution Facility Enter into...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Bursaw Gas and Oil, Inc. (“BGO”) entered into a December 21st Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act Oil...more

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Section 311/Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Transportation Company Enter into Consent...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and HollyFrontier Transportation LLC (“HT”) entered into a December 8th Combined Complaint and Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing an alleged violation of Section 311...more

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Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Oswego, New York Facility Enter into Expedited Settlement...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Figaro Holdings, LLC (“FH”) entered into a November 1st Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of Subtitle I of the Resource...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - October 2015

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Environmental and Policy Focus - Royal Dutch Shell suspends Arctic drilling indefinitely: Washington Post - Sep 28: Royal Dutch Shell announced early on September 28, 2015 that it will indefinitely suspend its Arctic...more

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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Legal Update: Judge Makes Findings of Gross Negligence and Negligence

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While the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has largely disappeared from the news headlines, for the parties involved in the litigation, the legal machinations, particularly with respect to liability, have a long way still to go. ...more

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