Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development Enter into Settlement
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and the Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development (“LDOT”) entered into a Settlement to address alleged violations of the Louisiana hazardous waste regulations. See Settlement Tracking No. SA-HE-22-0014. The Settlement provides…
Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: U.S. District Court Sets Briefing Schedules for Summary Judgment Motions
As noted in an April 27th blog post, the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief in the United States District Court (Eastern District – Arkansas) against the United States Environmental…
Multi-State Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Action Plan: ZEV July 2022 Task Force Report
The Multi-State ZEV Task Force (“Task Force”) released a July 2022 report titled: Multi-State Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Action Plan (“Report”) The Task Force is a coalition of 17 states, Washington, D.C., and Quebec which are stated to represent: 43% of the United States…
Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Washington County Chemical Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Olin Chemical Corporation (“Olin”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Air Code. See Consent Order No. 22-XXX-CAP. The CO provides that Olin operates a chemical manufacturing facility…
MS4/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Interim Guidance on Census Bureau's Elimination of "Urbanized Area" Definition
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a document styled: Interim Guidance on Census Elimination of “Urbanized Area” Definition (“Guidance”) The Guidance addresses the effect of the United States Census Bureau’s revisions to the criteria for defining urban areas related…