Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards/Clean Air Act: Environmental Organizations File Judicial Action Alleging U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Failure to Determine Attainment for 30 Cities
Earthjustice on behalf of several other environmental organizations filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) on June 7th against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) for an alleged failure to undertake certain Clean Air Act responsibilities. See…
Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality NStEP Program: ECCI Named Silver Member
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) announced in a June 9th news release that Engineering, Compliance, Construction, Inc. (“ECCI”) has been named its first Natural State Environmental Program (“NStEP”) Silver member. DEQ has previously…
Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Montgomery Concrete Batch Plant Operator Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Shelby Concrete, Inc. d/b/a Builders Supply Co. (“Shelby”) entered into a May 18th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Alabama Air Regulations. See CO No. 22-XXX-CAP. The CO provides that Shelby is the owner…
ASTM E1527-21/All Appropriate Inquiries: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Withdraws Direct Final Rule
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has withdrawn a direct final rule amending 40 CFR Section 312.1 which would revise the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) All Appropriate Inquiries (“AAI”) rule. The proposed and direct final rule…
TPDES Permit/Coal Mine: Texas Supreme Court Addresses Whether Contractor is an Operator
Co-Author: Evan Nelson The Supreme Court of Texas (“Court”) addressed in a February 11th opinion what constitutes an operator for purposes of a wastewater permit. See Texas Commission on Environmental Quality v. Maverick County, 642 S.W.3d 537. The question was whether a subcontractor with…