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Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Leeds Brick Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Order

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Acme Brick Company (“ABC”) entered into a July 28th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See Consent Order No. XXXXXXX....more

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Title V Emergency Affirmative Defense Provision Reinstated by DC Circuit Court

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The DC Circuit Court of Appeals decided on September 5, 2025, that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) erred in implementing its 2023 Final Rule on “Removal of Title V Emergency Affirmative Defense Provisions From...more

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Startup/Shutdown/Malfunction/Clean Air Act: Federal Appellate Court Upholds Title V Affirmative Defense

The United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit (“Court”) addressed in a September 5th Opinion the validity of the Clean Air Act Startup/Shutdown/Malfunction (“SSM”) affirmative defense. See SSM Litigation...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and McGehee Rice Milling Plant...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Harvest Rice, LLC (“Harvest Rice”) entered into a July 30th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more

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Pretreatment Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Yazoo City Nitrous Oxide...

The Mississippi Commission of Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Nitrous Oxide Corporation (“NOC”) entered into an August 5th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of the Mississippi Administrative Code concerning...more

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Safe Drinking Water Act Enforcement: Missouri Department of Natural Resources and Saint Genevieve Noncommunity Public Water System...

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and Charleville, LLC (“Charleville”) entered into a July 14th Administrative Order on Consent (“AOC”) addressing alleged violations of the Missouri Safe Drinking Water Act...more

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Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order Addressing Morristown Resin Pellet Manufacturing Facility

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a July 31st Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Colortech, Inc. (“CI”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit. See Case...more

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Navigating Florida’s Code Enforcement Process: What Property Owners Need to Know

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Florida law provides a framework for code enforcement, but each local jurisdiction—counties, cities, and towns—can adopt its own procedures. This guide outlines the general process, but property owners should always consult...more

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Transportation/Used Oil Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Montgomery Waste Transportation Company...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Sun Coast Resources, LLC (“SCR”) entered into an August 7th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing the violation of certain Alabama regulations concerning...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Complaint/Notice of Opportunity for Hearing Addressing Kapolei, Hawaii Waste Recycling...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) filed a Complaint and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing (“Complaint”) against Unitek Solvent Services, Inc. (“Unitek”) on August 6th alleging violations of the Hawaii...more

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Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order Addressing South Pittsburg Iron Foundry

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a July 31st Proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Lodge Manufacturing Company (“Lodge”) addressing alleged violations of a...more

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U.S. Department of Interior Directs U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Audit Eagle Permitting Program, Signals Potential for...

On August 4, 2025, U.S. Department of Interior Deputy Chief of Staff-Policy Gregory Wischer issued a memorandum directing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to take multiple actions related to the Service’s eagle permitting...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 8.8.25

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On July 23, 2025, the White House issued an Executive Order titled “Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure.” Released alongside “America’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan,” the Order reflects a...more

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Illegal Eagles: DOI Sinks Its Talons Even Deeper Into Wind Energy

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The frenetic pace of anti-renewable actions from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has continued into this week with the issuance of a new memorandum from Greg Wischer, deputy chief of staff for policy, directing the...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Dermott...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Dermott entered into a February 26th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean...more

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

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the Arkansas Department of Transportation (“DOT”) entered into a July 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more

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

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

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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Rison Enter...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Rison, Arkansas entered into a February 4th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a...more

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Underground Injection Control Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the Hounds’ Hideaway Rogers, LLC (“Hounds”) entered into an April 9th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more

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Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Reno, Nevada Master-Planned Community Development Enter into Consent...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Nevada Tri Partners, LLC (“NTP”), and Damonte Ranch Commerce Center, LLC (“Damonte”) entered into a July 1st Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Union County Petroleum...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Lion Oil Company, LLC (“Lion”) entered into a July 1st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an...more

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Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Greenwood Soybean Processing/Oil Extraction Facility Enter...

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Oxbow Greenwood, LLC (“OG”) entered into a July 3rd Agreed Order 9 (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See Order No. 7520 25....more

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Supreme Court’s Cert Denials Pave Way for Surge in Environmental Citizen Suits

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In a significant victory for environmental advocacy groups, the Supreme Court’s refusal on June 30, 2025 to grant certiorari in two pivotal cases (Port of Tacoma, et al. v. Puget Soundkeeper Alliance and ExxonMobil Corp., et...more

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Air Enforcement: Missouri Department of Natural Resources and St. Louis, Cement Storage/Distribution Terminal Enter into...

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and River Cement Company d/b/a Buzzi Unicem USA (“RCC”) entered into a July 7th Administrative Order on Consent (“AOC”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit....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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