Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order/Civil Penalty Related to Charleston Silica Production Operation
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a January 26th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Wacker Chemical Corporation (“Wacker”). See Division of Air Pollution Control Case No. APC20-0116. The Order states that Wacker had been issued a…
Innovative Funding Mechanisms for Conservation/Restoration Projects: Beaver Watershed Alliance Webinar (February 18th)
The Beaver Watershed Alliance (“BWA”) is presenting a webinar on February 18th titled: Innovative Funding Mechanisms for Conservation and Restoration Projects (“Webinar”) The Webinar is part of BWA’s Speaker Series titled: Investing in Water Supply Protection in NWA The Webinar speakers will…
Section 404/Clean Water Act Citizen Suit Action: Federal District Court Addresses Standing Issue
A United States District Court (“Court”) in a January 29th Order addressed a standing issue that arose in a Clean Water Act citizen suit action. See The Glynn Environmental Coalition, Inc., et al. v. Sea Island Acquisition, LLC, 2021 WL 313626. The citizen suit action involved alleged Section 404…
Impact of COVID-19 on the United States Energy Mix Through 2050: U.S. Energy Information Administration Report
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a February 3rd report titled: EIA’s AEO2021 Explores the Impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. Energy Mix Through 2050 (“Report”) The Report contains conclusions from projections that are found in the EIA Annual Energy Outlook 2021 (“AEO2021”). A…
Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Jonesboro Sand and Gravel Aggregate Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Hedger Operating Company, LLC (“Hedger”) entered into a January 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination…