The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (“ODEQ”) issued a June 25th Notice of Civil Penalty Assessment and Order (“Order”) to Crash Champions, LLC (“CC”) addressing an alleged violation of certain Oregon air...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has issued a report titled:
Our Nation’s Air: Trends Through 2023 (“Report”).
The purpose of the annual Report is to track trends in air quality and emissions...more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Mississippi Silicon LLC (“MS”) entered into an August 27th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See Order No. 7349 24....more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Ecovery, LLC (“Ecovery”) entered into an August 7th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit.
The CO provides that Ecovery...more
The National Waste & Recycling Association (“NWRA”) submitted July 2nd comments to the United State Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressing the proposed rule styled: Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) in...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Orca Gathering Company, LLC (“Orca”) entered into an August 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and El Dorado Chemical Company (“EDCC”) entered into an August 5th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) sent an August 7th document to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) styled:
Notice of Intent to Sue Under the Clean Air Act for Failure to Issue or Deny a...more
The State of Wisconsin through its Attorney General (“AG”) entered into a Stipulation of Judgement (“Judgement”) with Kerry Inc. (“KI”) addressing alleged violations of the Wisconsin Air Emission Laws. See State of Wisconsin...more
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a June 28th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Jack Daniel Distillery, LEM (“Jack Daniel”) for alleged violations of an air...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Twin Rivers Foods, Inc. (“Twin Rivers”) entered into a July 18th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more
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The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Sherwood Mining Company, LLC (“Sherwood”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit....more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the Lowell, Arkansas Police Department (“Department”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more
A report undertaking a 50-state review of renewable energy siting policies has been published titled:
Laws in Order: An Inventory of State Renewable Energy Siting Policies (“Report”)...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and City of Little Rock Landfill (“LRL”) entered into an April 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a June 5th Proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Nissan North America, Inc. (“Nissan”) addressing alleged violations of an...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a pre-publication version of a proposed rule that would remove affirmative defense provisions from certain Clean Air Act New Source Performance Standards...more
The National Association of Clean Air Agencies (“NACAA”) sent a June 10th letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) providing comments on the federal agency’s FY 2025-2026 National Program Guidance...more
The Sierra Club filed a May 13th Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) related to the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District...more
The United States House of Representatives has passed the Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety Act (“WIPPES”).
The WIPPES Act is designated H.R. 2964....more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and United Industries, Inc. (“United”) entered into a May 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation...more
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) transmitted a May 8th Clean Air Act Notice of Intent to Sue (“NOI”) to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) over an alleged failure to:
…issue or deny the...more
Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and National Cement Company of Alabama, Inc. ("National Cement") Enter Into Consent Order ("CO") addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See Consent Order No....more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (“Goodyear”) entered into a May 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more
The Louisiana State Legislature has passed legislation titled:
Louisiana Community Air Monitoring Reliability Act (“Monitoring Act”) The Monitoring Act awaits a decision by Louisiana’s Governor....more