Title VI Civil Rights Complaint/Port Arthur, Texas, Petroleum Coke Production Facility: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Acceptance of Administrative Complaint
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) accepted pursuant to an October 15th letter an Administrative Complaint filed against the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) by Lone Star Legal Aid (“Lone Star”) and the Environmental Integrity Project (collectively “EIP”)…
Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order and Assessment Addressing Clarksville Tank Owner
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a September 23rd proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Racetrac Petroleum, Inc. (“Racetrac”) related to the Tennessee rules addressing underground storage tanks (“USTs”). See Case No. UST21-0116. The Order provides that…
Hexavalent Chromium/RCRA: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Potential Liability of Public Water System
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) addressed in a September 29th Opinion the potential liability of a public water system pursuant to the imminent and substantial endangerment provisions of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”). See California…
404/Clean Water Act: U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Request that Trump Administration Nationwide Permits be Reexamined
The Chairman of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Peter DeFazio (“Chairman”), sent an October 13th letter to the Biden Administration addressing Section 404 Clean Water Act Nationwide Permits (“NWPs”). The Chairman in the October 13th letter…
Mold/Water Intrusion: Lessee Files Garland County, Arkansas, Circuit Court Complaint Alleging Breach of Contract
Hot Springs Health Providers, LLC (“Health Providers”) filed an October 18th Complaint in the Circuit Court of Garland County, Arkansas, against Shiloh Place Manor, LLC (“Shiloh Place”). See 26CV-221-1107. The Complaint alleges certain breaches of a lease agreement involving: Dangerous levels of…