Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Black Warrior Riverkeeper, Inc. Notice of Intent to Sue Birmingham, Alabama, Foundry Coke-Producing Facility
The Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of Black Warrior Riverkeeper, Inc., and the Greater-Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution (collectively, “Riverkeeper”) sent a July 14th Notice of Intent (“NOI”) to file a citizen suit under the Clean Water Act to Bluestone Coke, LLC, (“Bluestone”)…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and White Hall Incendiary Munitions Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and United States Army, Pine Bluff Arsenal (“U.S.”) entered into a July 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing actions associated with dense nonaqueous phase liquid (“DNAPL”) contamination. See…
Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Jackie Scott (Horace Mann Arts and Science Middle School - Little Rock, Arkansas) as Region 6 Winner
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that Mrs. Jackie Scott has been named a 2023 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (“PIAEE”) winner for Region 6. Mrs. Scott teaches at Horace Mann Arts and Science Middle School in Little Rock, Arkansas. PIAEE…
Criminal Enforcement/Beverage Container Recycling Program: California Attorney General Files Felony Complaint Against Eight Individuals for Alleged Fraud
The California Attorney General (“AG”) filed on July 19th a Felony Complaint for Arrest Warrant (“Complaint”) against eight individuals which included: Maria Ermelinda Saenz Gonzalez Francisco Balmore Amaya Saenz Jose Raul Chica Jose Antonio Interiano Martinez Jose Alfredo Giron Henriquez Victor…
Lead Ammunition/National Wildlife Refuge System: Sierra Club Challenges U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Withdrawal of Ban in Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge
The Sierra Club and two other environmental organizations filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) alleging a failure on its part to protect wildlife…