Plastic Pellets/Clean Water Act Consent Decree: Federal Appellate Court Interprets Payment/Reporting Provisions
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (“Fifth Circuit”) in an April 30th Opinion addressed an issue regarding the terms of a Clean Water Act Consent Decree. See San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper, et al. v. Formosa Plastics Corporation Texas, et al., No. 20-40575. The question…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule Addressing E15 Motor Fuels: Energy Marketers of America Comments
The Energy Marketers of America (“EMA”) submitted April 19th comments on the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed rule for E15 Fuel Dispenser Labeling and Compatibility with Underground Storage Tanks. EPA published the proposed rule in the January 19th Federal Register…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Wabbaseka Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Wabbaseka, Arkansas (“City”) entered into a March 18th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System…
Toxics Release Inventory/Community Right-to-Know: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Plan to Address Environmental Justice
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an April 29th news release outlining a plan to “update the Toxics Release Inventory to advance Environmental Justice.” EPA states that it will be undertaking activities related to the Toxics Release Inventory (“TRI”) to: Advance…
Stormwater Management for Land Use Professionals: Illinois River Watershed Partnership Webinar
The Illinois River Watershed Partnership (“IRWP”) has scheduled a webinar titled: We All Live Downstream: Stormwater Management for Land Use Professionals (“Webinar”) The Webinar will be held on May 6th at 1:00 p.m. via Zoom. The Webinar is described as a “A Learning Session” for: Developers…