Section 401/Clean Water Act: Arkansas Attorney General and 10 Other States Challenge U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Revisions to Water Quality Certification Process
December 12, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin and 10 other states filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (“Court”) a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) challenging…
Cellulosic Biofuel/Renewable Fuel Standard: U.S. Energy Information Administration Report Addresses Renewable Natural Gas Production
December 12, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) published a December 11th report entitled: New Renewable Fuel Standard Volume Targets Facilitate Renewable Natural Gas Production (“Report”) The EIA Report discusses the June 21st Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) final rule…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order/Civil Penalty Assessment Addressing Mt. Pleasant Secondary Aluminum Recycling Facility
December 12, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a November 6th proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Proposed Order”) to Tennessee Aluminum Processors, Inc. (“TAP”). TAP operates a secondary aluminum recycling facility (“Facility”) in Mt. Pleasant…
Suction Dredge Mining/Clean Water Act: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Applicability of NPDES Permit System
December 11, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) in a November 20th Opinion addressed an issue involving the applicability of the Section 402 Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permitting system. See Idaho Conservation League v…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Training Requirements
December 11, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a September 28th interpretive letter a request for clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to training requirements. See Reference No. 23-0057. PHMSA was responding to a June 6th email…
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