Section 404/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District): Miller County, Arkansas, After-the-Fact Pooling Water/Arable Crop Irrigation Pumping Application Public Noticed
September 29, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) (“Corps”) issued a September 22nd Public Notice referencing a Clean Water Act Section 404 after-the-fact application for the placement of dredged and fill material in waters of the United States by Goldcrest Farms, LLC (“Goldcrest”)…
Storage Tank Enforcement: California Attorney General Enters into Settlement Agreement with Grocery Store Chain Addressing 71 Facilities
September 29, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The California Attorney General (“AG”) and five District Attorneys entered into a settlement with Safeway, Inc. (“Safeway”) addressing alleged violations of the state underground storage tank (“UST”) regulations. See Case No.: 22CV015135 (Superior Court of the State of California – County of…
Stormwater/Water Diversion: Pinnacle Valley Residents File Pulaski County, Arkansas, Circuit Court Action Addressing Residential Development
September 28, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Pinnacle Mountain Community Coalition and a number of Pulaski County residents (collectively, “Coalition”) filed a Complaint in Pulaski County, Arkansas, Circuit Court on September 26th against a developer (Rick Ferguson), a Pulaski County Improvement District, and a number of limited liability…
Coal-Fired Power Plant/Clean Air Act: Environmental Organizations Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Alleged University of North Carolina Noncompliance
September 28, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, and Town of Carrboro, North Carolina, (collectively, “CBD”) sent a September 13th Notice of Intent to Sue (“Notice”) to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) alleging: Failure to perform a nondiscretionary duty under the Clean…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order Addressing Greenville, Tennessee, Metal Fabricating Facility
September 28, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued an August 30th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Workhorse Cabs, LLC dba Crenlo Engineered Cabs (“”Workhorse”). See Case No. APC22-0078. The Order addresses a complex metal fabrication facility…