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Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Environmental/Community Organizations File Federal District Court Action Against Water Works and Sewer Board of Gadsden, Alabama
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Center for Biological Diversity, Coosa Riverkeeper, Advance Etowah, and Our Children’s Earth Foundation (collectively “CBD”) filed a February 1st Clean Water Act citizen suit (“Complaint”) against the Water Works and Sewer Board of the City of Gadsden (“Gadsden”) for alleged Clean Water Act…
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Arkansas Environmental Personnel Moves: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Associate Director (Air Quality) William Montgomery Named Wal-Mart Director-Sustainability (Climate)
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ’) Associate Director (Office of Air Quality) William ("Will") Montgomery is joining Wal-Mart Corporation. Wal-Mart has hired Will to be Director, Strategic Initiatives – Corporate Affairs – Sustainability…
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Environmental Criminal Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Adair County, Kentucky, Oil Lease Tank Battery Operator Indicted for Alleged Violation
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a February 9th news release stating that a federal grand jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky, issued an indictment charging Joshua M. Franklin with violating the Clean Water Act. The charge is stated to stem from a 2018 discharge of oil and brine…
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Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order/Civil Penalty to Camden Secondary Magnesium Smelting Operation
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued on January 27th a proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to MagPro, LLC (“MagPro”) addressing alleged violations of an operating permit. See Case No. APC21-0061. The Order provides that MagPro…
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Policy for the EPA's Review and Action on Clean Water Act Program Submittals: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator (Water) Radhika Fox Announces Rescission
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Assistant Administrator for Water, Radhika Fox, authored a February 4th memorandum titled: Rescission of Memorandum Titled: “Policy for the EPA’s Review and Action on Clean Water Act Program Submittals” (“Rescission Memo”) The Rescission Memo…
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