Civil Monetary Penalty, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), State and Local Government

California AG Settles Alleged Violations of Engine Emission Control and Certification Requirements

Troutman Pepper on 3/26/2024

California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta and the California Air Resources Board (the Board) have reached a $46 million agreement with engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. to settle alleged violations of California’s engine...more

Section 311/Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Union Pacific Railroad Company Enter into...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/3/2021

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Union Pacific Railroad Company (“UP”) entered into a Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing an alleged violation of Section 311 of the Clean Water Act. See Docket No....more

Underground Injection Control/Safe Drinking Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Arenac County,...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/2/2021

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Sterling Operators, Inc., (“Sterling”) entered into a July 16th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Safe Drinking Water...more

Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Pontotoc Plastic Packaging Manufacturer Enter into Agreed...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/17/2021

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Premiere Plastics, Inc. (“PPI”) entered into a March 30th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Order No. 7104 21...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and West Memphis Enter...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/14/2020

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of West Memphis (“City”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean...more

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Phillips County Biodiesel...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/7/2020

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Solfuels USA., Inc. (“Solfuels”) entered into a March 5th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of...more

Strange But True: Recent EPA and State Actions Show Breadth of Environmental Enforcement

Williams Mullen on 2/14/2018

A trilogy of recent federal and state enforcement actions show just how far agencies will go to enforce environmental regulations. Now may be a good time for a compliance audit....more

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