Mercury/Water Quality Standards: North Dakota Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The North Dakota Attorney General (“AG”) sent a document to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) styled: 60-Day Notice of Intent to Sue for Failure to Perform Nondiscretionary Duty under the Clean Water Act (“NOI”) The NOI alleges EPA failed to approve or disapprove, pursuant…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Faulkner County Metal Fabricator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and SFI of Arkansas, LLC (“SFI”) entered into a June 3rd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 22-070. The CAO provides that SFI owns and operates a…
Waters of the United States/Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Southern Environmental Law Center/Natural Resources Defense Council File U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Brief
The Southern Environmental Law Center and Natural Resources Defense Council (collectively, “SELC”) filed a joint Amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States appeal styled: Michael Sackett, et ux. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency et al. See No. 21-454. The appeal addresses the…
Arkansas Environmental Federation 55th Convention: Hot Springs, October 5th – 7th
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) will be holding its 55th Convention in Hot Springs, Arkansas, on October 5th – 7th. The Convention will be held at the Hot Springs Convention Center. Keynote presentations will include: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment Secretary Becky Keogh…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order Addressing Shelbyville Steel Fabricating Facility
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a June 14th proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Cooper’s Steel Fabricators, Inc. (“Cooper’s”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Case No. APC 22-0042. The Order provides that…