Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Little Rock Decking/Railing Products Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Trex Company, Inc. (“TCI”) entered into an October 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See Case #: CAO-25-0152. The CAO provides that TCI operates…
2026 Triennial Review/Arkansas Water Quality Standards: October 21st Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Stakeholder Materials
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) held an October 21st stakeholder meeting addressing its 2026 Triennial Review of Arkansas’ Water Quality Standards (“WQS”): Pollution Control and Ecology Commission 8 CAR Part 21 (Rule 2). The review is…
Environmental Criminal Enforcement/State Wetland Regulations: Michigan Attorney General Announces Arraignment of Individual for Alleged Violation
The Michigan Attorney General issued an October 20th news release stating that Vincent Tomczak, of Leland Township, Michigan, was arraigned in the 86th District Court on one count of Filling, Draining, or Dredging a Wetland without a Permit. The individual is alleged to have dredged and filled…
Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order/Assessment Addressing Fairview Facility
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a September 18th Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Sainaath, LLC (“Sainaath”) addressing an alleged violation of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. See Case No. UST26-0087. The Order provides…
Modernizing Federal Communications Commission's National Environmental Policy Act Rules: Report/Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Issued
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking styled: In the Matter of - Modernizing the Commission’s National Environmental Policy Act Rules (“Proposed Rulemaking”). See WT Docket No. 25-217 (Oct. 1, 2026). The FCC describes…