Univ. of Tenn. v. Univ. of Alabama: Allan Gates (Mitchell Williams Law Firm) Asks - Will EPA Ignore a Flagrant Violation of the Clean Water Act?
My law firm colleague, Allan Gates, drafted an October 24th post in the American College of Environmental Lawyers (“ACOEL”) blog titled: Will EPA Ignore a Flagrant Violation of the Clean Water Act? Allan is a Past President of ACOEL. The post addresses activities that occurred at the end of the…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: October 26th Meeting
As noted in a previous blog post, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks that suffer corrective action requirements and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks…
Class II Injection Well Permitting: Earthjustice Petitions U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Revoke Ohio's Delegated Program
Earthjustice (“EJ”) filed an October 11th document titled: Petition to Determine by Rule that Ohio’s Class II Injection Well Permitting Program No Longer Represents an Effective Program to Prevent Underground Injection that Endangers Drinking Water Sources and Fails to Comply with the Requirements…
Natural Gas Compressor Station: Petition Filed Before U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Challenging Title V Permit Renewal Denial
Harvest Four Corners, LLC, (“Harvest”) submitted a Petition for Review (“Petition”) on October 11th before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”). The Petition challenges the EPA Region 6 denial of a Title V Air renewal application and renewal…
Title VI Civil Rights Act/Environmental Justice: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency October 12th Letter of Concern to Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
The United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights (“EPA”) sent an October 12th Letter of Concern (“LOC”) to the following Louisiana state agencies: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) Louisiana Department of Health…