Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Technical Secretary's Proposed Order/Civil Penalty Addressing Camden Silica Processing Facility
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a May 5th Proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Covia Solutions, LLC (“Covia”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See Case No. APC26-0060. The Order provides that Covia was issued a…
Arkansas Department of Agriculture/Arkansas State Plant Board: July 14th Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas State Plant Board will hold a special called meeting on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. via Zoom only. Agenda items include: Initiate Administrative Rulemaking process Review draft 2 CAR Pt. 25 (Feed) Review draft 2 CAR Pt. 26 (Fertilizer) Review draft 2 CAR Pt. 34 (Seed) …
112(r)/Clean Air Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Fernley, Nevada Geothermal Facility Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Desert Peak II (“DP”) entered into a January 27th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of Section 112(r)(7) of the Clean Air Act. See Docket No. CAA(112r)-09-2026-0039. The ESA addresses a geothermal…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Regulated Medical Waste
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a March 17th Interpretive Letter the application of the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to the transportation of regulated medical waste (“RMW”). See Reference No. 25-0119. PHMSA was…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of DeValls Bluff Enter Into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and City of DeValls Bluff, Arkansas (“District”) entered into a May 22nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination…