Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Calhoun County Fiber/Particleboard Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Kronospan, LLC (“Kronospan”) entered into a May 28th Consent Order (“Order”) addressing an alleged violation of the Alabama Air regulations. See Consent Order No. 25-XXX-CAP. The CO provides that Kronospan operates a medium density…
Solar Panels/Subdivision Covenant: Missouri Appellate Court Addresses Enforcement Issue
The Missouri Court of Appeals (Southern District) (“Appellate Court”) addressed in a May 13th Opinion an issue arising out of a homeowner installing solar panels in a subdivision. See Eikmeier v. Granite Springs Home Owners Association, Inc., 2025 WL 1379010. The question addressed was whether a…
Louisiana Community Air Monitoring Reliability Act: Environmental Organizations File Challenge in United States District Court (Louisiana)
The Environmental Integrity Project and Public Citizen Litigation Group (collectively, “EIP”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana on May 22nd on behalf of a number of organizations challenging…
Stormwater Enforcement: Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment and La Plata County Mining Operator Enter into Compliance Order on Consent
The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (“Department”) and Sunrise Mining, LLC (“Sunrise”) entered into a May 14th Compliance Order on Consent (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Colorado Stormwater Regulations. See Number: IC-250407-1. Sunrise is stated to own and operate…
Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Oil and Gas Commission: SWA Lithium LLC's Lithium Compensation Structure Approved
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Oil and Gas Commission (“Commission”) addressed an application for the establishment of a lithium compensation structure at its May 28th meeting in Magnolia. The lithium compensation structure application was submitted by SWA Lithium, LLC (“SWA”)…