Enhancing and Maintaining Energy System Resilience: American Gas Foundation Study
November 29, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The American Gas Foundation (“Foundation”) issued a November 2022 document titled: Enhancing and Maintaining Gas and Energy System Resiliency – Areas of Focus and Change (“Study”) The Study was prepared by Guidehouse. The Foundation states that the Study was conducted to: . . . investigate the…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Specialty Monomers Production Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
November 28, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Untied States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Deltech Monomers Op Co, LLC (“Deltech”) entered into a November 10th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) regulations. See Docket No…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting – Friday, December 2nd
November 28, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) is the environmental policy-making body for Arkansas. The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly basis. The Commission will meet Friday, December 2nd, at 10 a.m. in the Commission Room located at the Arkansas…
Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Blue Mountain Mining Facility Enter into Agreed Order
November 28, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Blue Mountain Production Company (“Blue Mountain”) entered into an October 24th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violation of a Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit (“Permit”). See Order 7221 22. Blue Mountain operates a…
Coal Combustion Residue/Citizen Suit Enforcement: Mobile Baykeeper, Inc.: U.S. District Court Complaint Filed Addressing Alabama Power Company Electric Generating Plant Impoundment
November 23, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Southern Environmental Law Center (“SELC”) on behalf of Mobile Baykeeper, Inc., filed a Complaint in the United States District Court (Southern District of Alabama) against Alabama Power Company (“APC”) addressing a coal combustion residue (“CCR”) impoundment at the James M. Barry Electric…