Nuisance/RICO: Landowners File U.S. District Court Action Against Oklahoma Licensed Marijuana Cultivation Facility
Keith and Stephanie Grant (collectively “Plaintiffs”) filed a Complaint in the United States District Court (Northern District of Oklahoma) alleging causes of action involving nuisance and violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) by an Oklahoma marijuana…
Section 112 Hazardous Air Pollutants/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Adds 1-Bromopropane
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a final rule in the January 5th Federal Register amending the list of Clean Air Act hazardous air pollutants (“HAP”) to add 1-bromopropane (“1-BP”). See 87 Fed. Reg. 393. EPA states this is the first time it has added a substance…
Arkansas Environmental Federation Energy Transitions Workshop: Jim Wimberly (Energy Security Partners) February 10th Virtual Presentation
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) is presenting a virtual Energy Transitions Workshop (“Workshop”) by Jim Wimberly. Mr. Wimberly serves as Senior Vice President, Energy and Economics, at Energy Security Partners, LLC (“ESP”) which is based in Little Rock, Arkansas. ESP is a developer of…
Large Municipal Waste Combustors/Clean Air Act: Earthjustice D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Petition for Writ of Mandamus Addressing Emission Standards
Earthjustice filed a December 21st Petition for Writ of Mandamus (“Petition”) before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“Court”) asking that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) promulgate a rule updating the emission standards for large…
Wastewater Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Slidell Plastics Extrusion/Manufacturing Facility Enter into Settlement Agreement
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and Sunbelt Innovative Plastics, LLC (“Sunbelt”) entered into a Settlement Agreement (“Settlement”) addressing alleged violations relating to the discharge of plastic resin pellets into a receiving ditch. See Docket No. 2019-13408-DEQ…