Title V/Clean Air Act: Harris County, Texas Attorney's Office Petition to Object Filed Addressing Baytown Olefins Plant
December 16, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Harris County, Texas Attorney’s Office (“Harris County”) filed a Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) related to the ExxonMobil Corporation’s Baytown Olefins Plant (“Plant”). The Plant is located in Baytown, Texas. The Title V…
2025 Impact Report: Northwest Arkansas Land Trust
December 16, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Northwest Arkansas Land Trust (“NWALT”) issued its 2025 IMPACT REPORT (“Report”). NWALT is a nonprofit organization that describes its mission as to: … preserve and enhance the quality of life for all people in Northwest Arkansas through the permanent protection of land. The service area…
Air Enforcement: New Mexico Environment Department Notice of Violation Addressing Potash Facility
December 16, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The New Mexico Environment Department (“NMED”) issued a November 14th Notice of Violation (“NOV”) to Mosaic Potash Carlsbad, Inc. (“MPC”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See EPCEB Air Case No. MPC-0196-2101. The NOV references an MPC facility located 16 miles east of Carlsbad, New…
PFOA/PFOS/CERCLA: U.S. EPA Addresses Hazardous Substance Designation Impact on Brownfields Program
December 15, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) titled: What EPA’s Designation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances Means for EPA’s Brownfields and Land Revitalization Program. The intent of the FAQs is to provide background…
Arkansas Environmental Personnel Update: Tricia Treece, Great Plains Institute
December 15, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Former Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) staff member, Tricia Treece, is on the staff at the Great Plains Institute (“GPI”). Tricia joined GPI in 2023. GPI, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, describes itself as a: …nonpartisan, nonprofit…