Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order/Assessment Addressing Chattanooga Coating Facility
February 12, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a proposed Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Techniques Surfaces, USA, Inc. (“TS”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee hazardous waste regulations. See Case No. HWM23-0012. The proposed Order addresses a…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Dumas Enter into Consent Administrative Order
February 12, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Dumas, Arkansas, entered into a January 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”)…
Wind Turbine Project Contract: Indiana Supreme Court Addresses Enforceability Issue
Co-Author: Maria Wright The Supreme Court of Indiana (“S.Ct.”) addressed in a recent Opinion issues arising out of a wind turbine contract. See Performance Servs., Inc. v. Randolph E. Sch. Corp., 211 N.E.3d 508, 512 (Ind. 2023). The question involved the enforceability of a wind-turbine contract…
Fenceline Monitoring/Clean Air Act: Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment and Commerce City Refinery Enter into Settlement
The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (“CDPHE”) issued a February 5th news release indicating it has entered into two settlement agreements with Suncor Energy (“Suncor”). The two agreements address a Suncor refinery in Commerce City, Colorado. One of the agreements addresses air…
No-Discharge Permit Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and National Park Service Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and National Park Service (“NPS”) entered into a January 2nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a No-Discharge Permit. See LIS No. 24-006. The CAO provides that NPS…