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Environmental Violations Title V Clean Air Act

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

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

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Title V/Clean Air Act: Petition to Object Filed Addressing Gunnison County, Colorado, Coal Mine Permit

The Center for Biological Diversity and WildEarth Guardians (collectively, “CBD”) filed a Clean Air Act Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) related to Arch...more

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

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

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

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

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EPA Removes Emergency Affirmative Defense for Title V Air Permits

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On July 21, 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a long-awaited final rule that will make it difficult for sources to continue to rely on an “emergency” to avoid liability for permit violations under...more

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Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Crenshaw Ceramics Company Enter into Agreed Order

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company (“KTCC”) entered into a May 31st Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit....more

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Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Bay St. Louis Carbon Manufacturing Facility Enter into Agreed...

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Calgon Carbon Corporation (“Calgon”) entered into an April 12th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Order No. 7242 23. ...more

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Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Hamilton Manufacturing Facility Enter into Agreed Order

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Tronox, LLC (“Tronox”) entered into a July 19th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Order No. 7203 22....more

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Title V/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Grants Petition Objecting to Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Power Plant

The Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a June 7th Order granting a Petition objecting to the issuance of a Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit (“Permit”) to the Colver Power...more

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Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order Addressing Luttrell Lime Manufacturing Facility

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board issued a May 20th proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to O-N Minerals (Luttrell) Company d/b/a Carmeuse Lime & Stone (“O-N”) addressing an...more

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Air Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Bossier Parish Natural Gas Compressor Station Operator Enter...

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP (“Gulf South”) entered into a Settlement to address alleged air permit violations. See Settlement Tracking No. SA-AE-21-0032....more

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Federally Permitted Releases/CERCLA: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Whether a Clean Air Act Permit Notification Qualifies

The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (“Third Circuit”) in a June 21st Opinion interpreted the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) or (“Superfund”) phrase...more

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