Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Order/Assessment Addressing Alleged Violations
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued an April 15th Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Go Gas Quick Stop, Inc. (“Go Gas”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee rules related to underground storage tanks (“USTs”). See Case No. UST 21-0010. The AO provides…
2021 Professional Environmental and Recycling: Arkansas Recycling Coalition Schedules May 13th Summit
The Arkansas Recycling Coalition (“ARC”) has scheduled its 2021 Professional Environmental and Recycling Summit (“Summit”) for May 13th. The Summit will be held at the Sherwood Forest Event Center in Sherwood, Arkansas. The presentations will address the following topics: Solar Light Connected…
Aluminum Sector Snapshot/Environmental: The Aluminum Association Issues April 2021 Report
The Aluminum Association (“TAA”) issued an April 14th report titled: Aluminum Sector Snapshot: Environmental Reporting (“Report”) The TAA characterizes the Report as showing positive environmental impact trendlines for the United States aluminum industry on virtually every measure over the past…
Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Flowood Compressor Station Operator Enter Into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC, (“Gulf South”) entered into an April 4th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit (“Permit”). See Order No. 7097-21 The AO provides that Gulf South…
Title V Permit/Clean Air Act: Federal District Court Addresses Statute of Limitations Issue
A United States District Court (D. Colorado)(“Court”) addressed in a March 30th Order issues arising out of a Clean Air Act Citizen Suit enforcement action (“Action”). See Wildearth Guardians, et al. v. Mountain Coal Company, et al., 2021 WL 1186669. One of the issues addressed in the context of a…