The Environmental Integrity Project (“EIP”) sent a June 29th Notice of Intent to Sue (“NOI”) to Hanover Foods Corporation (“HFC”) alleging violations of the federal Clean Water Act and Pennsylvania’s Clean Streams Law. ...more
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and Kleinpeter Farms Dairy, L.L.C., (“KFD”) entered into a Settlement addressing alleged violations of a Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“LPDES”)...more
The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a July 2021 report titled:
Clean Water Act – EPA Needs to Better Assess and Disclose Quality of Compliance and Enforcement Data (“Report”) -
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The Court of Appeals of Washington – Division 2 (“Court”) addressed in a June 29th Decision a challenge to the Washington Department of Ecology’s (“WDE”) Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (“CAFO”) Waste Discharge General...more
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois (“Court”) addressed issues arising in a Clean Water Act (“CWA”) enforcement action in which the United States is alleging discharges of pollutants into...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Southark Disposals Group, LLC (“Southark”) entered into a May 17th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more
The United States District Court for the District of Montana (“Court”) addressed in a May 2021 Order a dispute involving an Environmental Impairment Liability Policy (“EIL”) and a Contractors Pollution Liability Policy...more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Tishomingo County Airport (Belmont) (“Airport”) entered into a May 18th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Mississippi Code related to...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and ISP Chemicals, LLC, (“ISP”) entered into an April 18th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge...more
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and American Sugar Refining, Inc., (“ASRI”) entered into an April 14th Settlement addressing alleged violations of a Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Salesville, Arkansas, (“Salesville”) entered into an April 22nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training publishes an Environmental Case Crimes Bulletin (“Bulletin”) that summarizes publicized investigative activity...more
4/26/2021
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The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a March 29th Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Sergio Family Trust (“SFT”) regarding the alleged failure to obtain coverage under the General...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and USS Real Estate (“USS”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of an NPDES General Permit (Stormwater)(“Permit”).
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (“Fourth Circuit”) addressed in a March 30th Opinion the scope of the federal Clean Water Act Permit Shield. See Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards, et al. v. Red...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism – State Parks Division (“Parks Division”) entered into a February 24th...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Globe Metallurgical, Inc. (“GMI”), entered into a December 20th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Division of Remediation (“TDEC”) and Germantown JV, LLC (“Germantown”) entered into a January 12th Brownfield Voluntary Agreement (“BVA”).
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The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) and Maury County entered into a January 26th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of certain Tennessee Solid Waste Rules. The CO provides that...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Cossatot Rock, LLC (“Cossatot“) entered into a January 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training publishes an Environmental Case Crimes Bulletin (“Bulletin”) that summarizes publicized investigative activity...more
2/10/2021
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The United States Surface Transportation Board (“STB”) issued a Decision on December 29th addressing a preemption issue related to the Clean Water Act. See Association of American Railroads – Petition for Declaratory Order,...more
A United States District Court (Eastern District Pennsylvania) (“Court”) addressed in a January 19th Memorandum and Order insurance coverage issues associated with a claim related to a heating oil tank spill. See Dorothy...more
The Commonwealth of Virginia Office of the Attorney General (“AG”) issued a January 15th news release announcing indictments of a Virginia whiskey distillery for alleged violations of the Virginia Water Control Law. ...more
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a January 14th news release stating that Robert J. Massey of Brighton, Michigan pleaded guilty before a United States District Court in the Eastern District of Michigan...more