Environmental Criminal Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Adair County, Kentucky, Oil Lease Tank Battery Operator Indicted for Alleged Violation
February 15, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a February 9th news release stating that a federal grand jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky, issued an indictment charging Joshua M. Franklin with violating the Clean Water Act. The charge is stated to stem from a 2018 discharge of oil and brine…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order/Civil Penalty to Camden Secondary Magnesium Smelting Operation
February 15, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued on January 27th a proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to MagPro, LLC (“MagPro”) addressing alleged violations of an operating permit. See Case No. APC21-0061. The Order provides that MagPro…
Policy for the EPA's Review and Action on Clean Water Act Program Submittals: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator (Water) Radhika Fox Announces Rescission
February 14, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Assistant Administrator for Water, Radhika Fox, authored a February 4th memorandum titled: Rescission of Memorandum Titled: “Policy for the EPA’s Review and Action on Clean Water Act Program Submittals” (“Rescission Memo”) The Rescission Memo…
Waters of the United States/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Army Corps of Engineers Proposed Rule: Solar Energy Industries Association of America Comments
February 14, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Solar Energy Industries Association (“SEIA”) submitted February 7th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) addressing the December 7, 2021, proposed rule to once again revise the definition of waters of the…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Rosebud Rock Crushing Plant Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
February 14, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Quality Rock (“Quality”) entered into a January 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See LIS No. 22-011. The CAO provides that Quality owns and…