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Recordkeeping Requirements Environmental Violations

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Refrigerant Regulations/Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and East Brunswick, New Jersey HVAC Company Enter...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Gold Medal Service (“GMS”) entered into an April 7th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Clean Air Act regulations 40...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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Underground Storage Tanks/State Compliance Violations: Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials...

The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) issued on October 5th a report addressing underground storage tank(“UST”)  inspections conducted by state UST programs. The report was...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Jacksonville Crematory Enter...

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Chapel Hill Memorial Park Cemetery, Inc. d/b/a Chapel Hill Memorial Park Crematory (“Chapel Hill”) entered into a December 13th...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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Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Sumter County, Alabama, Aggregate Manufacturing Facility Enter...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Arcosa LW BR, LLC, (“Arcosa”) entered into a February 8th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. The CO provides that Arcosa...more

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Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Operator of Washington County, Alabama, Gas Production, Treating and Processing...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and American Midstream Chatom, LLC (“AMC”) entered into a January 11th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See Consent Order No.:...more

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Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Chicago, Illinois, Metal Shredding/Recycling Facility Enter into Consent...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Metal Management Midwest, Inc. d/b/a Sims Metal Management (“Metal Management”) entered into a December 20th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing...more

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Target and Whole Foods Settle Over Hazardous Waste Mismanagement

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On December 5, 2018, the Minnesota-based Target Corp. store chain settled with a coalition of California governmental entities for $7.4 million, which included enhanced environmental compliance measures and injunctive...more

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Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Order Issued to Warren County Memorial Airport

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Warren County, Tennessee (“Warren County”), for alleged violation of certain provisions of the Tennessee...more

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Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Blue Mountain, Mississippi Facility Enter into Agreed Order

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Blue Mountain Production Company (“Blue Mountain”) entered into a September 26th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Title V Operating Permit...more

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New U.S. EPA e-Manifesting System Took Effect June 30th

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”) launched its new Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest (“e-Manifest”) System on June 30, 2018. The new requirements impact all U.S. companies that handle waste requiring a...more

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Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Technical Secretary's Order/Assessment of Civil Penalty

The Technical Secretary of the Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a February 24th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) addressing an alleged violation by BlockWorks, LLC...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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NESHAP/Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Dry Cleaning Facility Enter...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Vardaman Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Jerry’s Cleaners (“VEI”) entered into a September 14th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged National Emission Standard for...more

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