Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Kiryas Joel, New York, Poultry Processing Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Kiryas Joel Poultry Processing Plant (“KJPPP”) entered into a March 15th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CA”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act Multi-Sector General Permit (“MSGP”) (GP-0-17-004). See Docket No…
Federally Permitted Releases/CERCLA: Federal Court Addresses Status of Emissions from Shipped Lead-Acid Batteries Covered by Smelter's Clean Air Act Permit
A United States District Court (C.D. California) (“Court”) addressed in a March 22nd Order an issue arising out of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Conservation, and Liability (“CERCLA”) exemption for federally permitted releases. See California Department of Toxic Substances Control et…
94th Arkansas General Assembly: Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Expansion
The Quapaw Quarter Association (“QQA”) announced in its April 6th newsletter that Senate Bills 461 and 462 have passed both the Arkansas House of Representatives and Arkansas Senate. Both bills address the Arkansas historic tax credit. In 2009 legislation was enacted by the Arkansas General…
Scrap Tire Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management Proposed Order to Jackson County Facility
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) issued an April 5, 2023 Order to Adrian Cardenas DBA Stevenson Tires (“Stevenson”) alleging violations of certain ADEM Admin. Code provisions addressing scrap tires. See Order NO. 23-XXX-ST. The Order provides that Stevenson is the…
Toxics Release Inventory/Community Right-to-Know Act: PEER Petitions U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Include Waste Combustors/Incinerators
The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and Energy Justice Network (collectively “PEER”) submitted an April 3rd document to EPA titled: Petition for Rulemaking Pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, Requiring that…