Lead Contaminated Soil/Residential Sites: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Lowers Recommended Screening Levels
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it is lowering recommended screening levels for assessing and remediating lead-contaminated soil in residential areas. The recommended screening levels for lead-contaminated soil in residential areas are lowered to 200 parts…
Safe Drinking Water Act Enforcement: Missouri Department of Natural Resources and Wayne County Campground Enter into Administrative Order and Consent
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and Thompson Hollow Farms, LLC (“Thompson”) entered into a December 11th Administrative Order on Consent (“Order”) addressing alleged violations of the Missouri Drinking Water Law. See Order No. PDWB-2023-213. Thompson is stated to own a…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Huntsville Charcoal Production Plant Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Royal Oak Enterprises, LLC (“Royal Oak”) entered into a December 11th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 23-099. The CAO provides that Royal…
Interstate Waste Movement/Municipal Ordinance: Shreveport, Louisiana, Prohibits Transportation of Waste Collected in the City Out of State
The publication Waste Today published a January 12th article titled: Shreveport, Louisiana, Makes It Illegal to Take Trash Out of State (“Article”) The Article states that the Shreveport, Louisiana, City Council enacted an ordinance which prohibits private sanitation companies from moving waste…
Clean Air Act Citizen Suit Enforcement/Pennsylvania Chemical Facilities: Food & Water Watch Judicial Action Alleging Allegheny County Health Department Failure to Issue Title V Air Permits
The Environmental Action Project on behalf of Food & Water Watch (“F&W”) filed a November 15th Clean Air Act citizen suit action in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, against the Allegheny County Health Department (“ACHD”). ACHD is a local health department that has been…