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Supreme Court Makes Waves In San Francisco Ruling

When the Supreme Court issued its decision in City & County of San Francisco v. EPA on March 4, 2025, it may have saved San Francisco $10 billion dollars in penalties sought by the United States Environmental Protection...more

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PFAS/Clean Water Act Citizen Suit Enforcement: Coosa River Basin Initiative and Georgia Municipality Enter into Consent Decree

The Coosa River Basin Initiative (“Initiative”) and City of Calhoun, Georgia (“Calhoun”) entered into a Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. See Civil Action No. 4:24-cv-00068-WMR. ...more

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

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Banks, Arkansas, (“Banks”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean...more

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

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Dumas, Arkansas, entered into a January 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a...more

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Stormwater Enforcement: United States/Alabama/Illinois and Solar Energy Construction Firm Enter into Consent Decree

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and two states entered into a January 8th Consent Decree (“CD”) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California with the following entities: ...more

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Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Whether Pond Leakage Constitutes a Direct Discharge

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) addressed in a recent opinion whether a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit should have been obtained by...more

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Air/Water Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Addison Limestone Quarry Enter into Consent Order

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Rock Creek Stone, LLC, (“Rock Creek”) entered into an August 3rd Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of the ADEM air and water regulations. ...more

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Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Keasbey, New Jersey, Recycling Facility Enter into Consent...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Bayshore Recycling Corp. (“Bayshore”) entered into an August 25th Consent and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Faulkner County...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Shadow Ridge Wastewater Treatment Facility (“Shadow Ridge”) entered into a June 2nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”)...more

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