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The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Newly Weds Foods, LLC (“NWF”) entered into a March 25th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing and alleged violation...more
Harris County, Texas filed a March 10th Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator related to the Lubrizol Corporation’s Deer Park Plant (“Plant”)....more
On Tuesday, in a 5-4 opinion authored by Justice Samuel Alioto, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a pivotal ruling that the Clean Water Act (CWA) provisions authorizing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to impose...more
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, in San Francisco v. EPA, held in a 5-4 decision that the EPA cannot enforce requirements in wastewater permits that “do not spell out what a permittee must do or refrain from doing.” San...more
Whether issued by an authorized State or the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit issued under the Clean Water Act allows a permittee to discharge...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Abide Farms, LLC (“Abide”) entered into a February 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of...more
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
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Cottonseed Co Op Corporation (“CCC”) entered into an October 25th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Title V Operating Permit. See Order No....more
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and AHF, L.L.C. d/b/a AHF of Pennsylvania, LLC (“AHF”) entered into a February 11th Administrative Order on Consent (“AOC”) addressing an alleged violation of the Missouri...more
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a January 22nd Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete, LLC (“Smyrna”) addressing an alleged violation of...more
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and the City of Malden d/b/a Malden Municipal Power and Light (“MMP&L”) entered into a January 15th Administrative Order on Consent (“AOC”) addressing an alleged violation...more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Natureplex entered into a May 3rd Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act Pretreatment Permit. See Order No. 7323 24. The AO...more
What Employers Can Do When a Union Knocks on Their Door - When a union knocks on an employer's door, it can be a shock and awe experience for the unprepared employer. It is important for employers to understand their...more
Typically when considering the regulatory risk presented by per- and polyfluoroalkyl (“PFAS”) compounds, businesses think of the regulation of drinking water, groundwater, and consumer products. However, there is an increased...more
“Environmental Justice” is the concept that all people - regardless of race, color, national origin, or income - should receive fair treatment and have meaningful involvement with respect to the development, implementation,...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”)posted in late January draft revisions to Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Regulation No. 8 (Administrative Procedures)(“Reg. 8”). Reg. 8...more
On October 18, 2017, President Xi Jinping, in a three and a half hour speech to the Party Congress emphasized that building an ecological civilization is necessary for the continued development of China. He chose his words...more
Most companies know that the environmental impacts of their operations are regulated by the federal government (primarily the US Environmental Protection Agency) and various state governments (in Oregon, primarily the Oregon...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - U.S. Supreme Court allows pre-permit challenges to approved jurisdictional determinations - Allen Matkins - May 31 - In a major new legal development for the Clean Water Act's...more
Welcome to the third issue of Focus on China Compliance for 2015. According to the FCPA Blog’s October 2015 Corporate Investigations List, China leads the countries reported to be involved in FCPA investigations with 29...more