Release Reporting/CERCLA Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Louisville, Kentucky, Food Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Ferrara Candy Company (“FCC”) entered into an August 2nd Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) and Emergency Planning and Community…
SSO/Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Tuckerman Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Tuckerman (“Tuckerman”) entered into a June 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System…
Integrated Solar Roofs: Federal Legislation Introduced to Expand Solar Investment Tax Credit
Identical legislation has been introduced in the United States House of Representatives (“House”) and Senate that would expand the solar investment tax credit (“ITC”) to include integrated solar roofs. The House and Senate legislation is titled the: Revamping Appropriate Incentives for Solar…
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…