Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/State of Illinois and Perry County Solar Generating Facility Site Owner Enter into Consent Decree
November 16, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and State of Illinois entered into a Consent Decree (“CD”) with Prairie State Solar, LLC (“Prairie State”) to address alleged violation of the Clean Water Act construction stormwater regulations. See Civil No. 3:22-cv-02660. The CD provides…
Nutrients/Clean Water Act: Association of Clean Water Administrators Comments on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Memorandum
November 15, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) submitted November 3rd comments on a Memorandum United States Environmental Protection Agency (“ EPA”) issued on April 5th titled: Accelerating Nutrient Pollution Reductions in the Nation’s Waters (“Memorandum”) See previous blog post here. The…
Arkansas Energy Personnel Moves: Bentley Story, CEcD, Joins Entergy Arkansas as Senior Project Manager (Business and Economic Development)
November 15, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
William Bentley Story, CEcD, recently joined Entergy Arkansas as a Senior Project Manager, Business and Economic Development. Bentley has served in various positions since 2007 at the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (“AEDC”). The positions held at AEDC have included: Business Development…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order Addressing Lawrenceburg Metal Fabrication Facility
November 15, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a November 1st proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Assurance Operations Corporation d/b/a AOC Metal Works (“Assurance”). See Case No. APC22-0090. The Order provides that Assurance operates a…
Standards of Performance for New/Reconstructed/Modified Sources/Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Oil/Natural Gas Sector
November 14, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to update, strengthen, and expand the standards proposed on November 15, 2021, which require reduced emissions of greenhouse gases (“GHGs”) and other air pollutants from the Crude Oil…