Polk County Fuel Station/Arkansas Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Motion for Summary Judgment/Dismissal
As previously noted in a June 26th post, Mena Short Stop, LLC (“Mena Short Stop”) filed a pleading before the Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission (“Commission”) addressing an issue arising under the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality’s…
Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Crenshaw Ceramics Company Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company (“KTCC”) entered into a May 31st Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit. See Order No. 7258 23. The AO provides that KTCC operates a facility in…
Pesticide Incident Reports/Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Searchable Database
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced on July 27th that it will make available the most recent 10 years of pesticide incident reports to the public in a searchable database. The database will be updated every month. The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order Addressing Tullahoma Plastics Fabrication Facility
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a June 21st proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to JSP International LLC (“JSP”) addressing violation of a Tennessee Air Regulations. See Case No. APC23-0019. The Order provides that JSP operates a…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Russellville Industrial Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Poco Graphite, Inc. (“PGI”) entered into a June 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See LIS No. 23-044. The CAO states that PGI owns and operates…