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…
Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Perry County Landfill Enter into Consent Order
November 23, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Perry County Associates, LLC (“PCA”) entered into a November 9th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the ADEM Administrative Code solid waste provisions. See CO No. 22-XXX-CSW. The CO provides that PCA operates a…
Steam Electric Station/Rusk County, Texas: Sierra Club Notice of Intent of Sue U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Alleged Failure to Impose SO2 Federal Implementation Plan
November 22, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Sierra Club sent a Notice of Intent to file suit to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) for failure to undertake a nondiscretionary duty under the Clean Air Act. The Notice of Intent to file suit alleges that EPA: . . . has violated 42 U.S.C. § 7410(c)(1)(A) by failing to…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Morrilton Energy Recovery Wheel Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
November 22, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and SEMCO, LLC (“SEMCO”) entered into an October 27th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 22-107. The CAO provides that SEMCO owns and operates an…
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