Petroleum Storage Tank Terminal/Federal Citizen Suit Action: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Doctrine of Primary Jurisdiction
Co-Author: Grace Wewers The Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit (“Court of Appeals”) addressed an issue arising out of a Clean Water Act (“CWA”) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) citizen suit action. See Conservation Law Foundation, Inc. v. ExxonMobil Corporation, 3 F.4th 61 (1st…
Asbestos Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Benton County Demolition Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Red Line Contractors, LLC, (“Redline”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission (“APC&EC”) Regulation 21…
Arkansas Drinking Water Update/Arkansas Department of Health: Mark Bennett (Natural Resources Division) Addresses Retail Water Providers Legislation
Mr. Mark Bennett authored an article in the Summer 2021 edition of the Arkansas Department of Health’s publication Arkansas Drinking Water Update titled: Act 605 of 2021 Requirements (“Article”) Mr. Bennett serves as Chief of the Water Development section of the Arkansas Department of…
Toxics Release Inventory: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Releases 2020 Preliminary Dataset
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced the release of its 2020 Toxics Release Inventory (“TRI”) preliminary dataset. The preliminary dataset contains data addressing: Chemical releases Waste management Pollution prevention activities This information addresses…
Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Olive Branch Facility Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Evercompounds, LLC, (“Evercompounds”) entered into a July 2nd Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See Order No. 7135 21. The AO provides that Evercompounds holds an air permit for a facility in Olive…