Air Enforcement: U.S. and Medford, New York Metal Shredding Facility Enter into Consent Judgment
The United States Department of Justice on behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Gershow Recycling Corporation (“GRC”) entered into an August 20th Consent Judgment (“CJ”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. See Case No. 2:24-cv-05794. GRC is stated…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Osceola Cellulose Food Casing Plant Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Viskase Companies, Inc. (“VCI”) entered into a May 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit. See LIS No. 24-085. The CAO provides that VCI owns and…
Valuation of Riparian Rights: Federal Court Addresses Jurisdictional Issue
A United States Magistrate (U.S. District Court [Alabama]) (“Magistrate”) addressed in an August 2nd Report and Recommendation whether a water law dispute satisfied the jurisdictional minimum of $75,000.00 to remain in federal court. See H. Reid Key et al., v. Chantelle S. Vallely, 2024 WL 3876473…
Title V/Clean Air Act: Sierra Club Petition to Object Filed Addressing Hopewell, Virginia Chemical Manufacturing Facility
Five non-profit organizations filed a Clean Air Act Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) related to the AdvanSix Resins and Chemicals LLC (“AdvanSix”) chemical manufacturing facility (“Facility”). The five organizations filling the…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks – August 28th Meeting
As noted in previous blog posts, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks for certain corrective actions and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks meets monthly…