Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Charleston Waterkeeper and Charleston, South Carolina Water System Enter into Agreement
Charleston Waterkeeper and Charleston, South Carolina Water System (“CWS”) are stated, as noted by a February 2nd news release, to have entered into an agreement to address sanitary sewer overflows (“SSOs”). Charleston Waterkeeper was represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center. Sanitary…
Getting it Right/Local Approaches to Data Center Development: Southern Environmental Law Center Report
The Southern Environmental Law Center (“SELC”) announced on January 21st that it published a report titled: Getting It Right: Local Approaches to Data Center Development (“Report”). SELC describes the Report as providing guidance to communities facing data center development. The Report is…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Blythe, California Solar Power Station Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Genesis Solar, LLC (“GS”) entered into a January 12th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing an alleged violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) hazardous waste regulations. See Docket No…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Baxter County Car Wash/Laundromat Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Big Land Investments, LLC (“BLI”) entered into a January 5h Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System…
2026 Draft 303(d) List/Clean Water Act: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality Draft List of Impaired Waters
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) issued a public notice for the draft 2026 303(d) List of Impaired Waters. The announcement also provides information regarding acceptance of public comments and a February 25th public hearing. The Clean…