Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Order/Assessment of Civil Penalty Addressing South Pittsburg Rock Crushing and Sizing Facility
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) and H&H Stone LLC (“HH”) entered into a December 18, 2025, Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit. See Case No. APC25-0182. HH operates a quarry in South Pittsburg…
Arkansas Department of Agriculture: February 5th Arkansas State Plant Board Bureau of Standards Committee Scheduled
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture announced the next Arkansas State Plant Board Meeting will be held on February 5th at 9:30 A.M. The Meeting will be held at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, 1 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205. The Meeting is Zoom only: Topic: Arkansas…
Solid Waste Enforcement: New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services and Bethlehem Landfill Enter into Consent Decree
The State of New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (“NHDES”) and North Country Environmental Services (“North Country”) entered into a January 12th Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing violations of New Hampshire Solid Waste Management rules. See Docket No. 215-2026-CV-00004. The CD…
Federal Power Act/The Department of Energy's Emergency Authority: Congressional Research Service Report
The Congressional Research Service (“CRS”) published a report titled: Federal Power Act: The Department of Energy’s Emergency Authority (“Report”). The Report is authored by Ashley J. Lawson of CRS. See R48568. The Federal Power Act (“FPA”) is arguably the primary federal statute regulating the…
Wastewater Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and St. Martin Parish Sugar Cane Cooperative Enter into Settlement Agreement
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and Louisiana Sugar Cane Cooperative, Inc. (“Cooperative”) entered into a January 7th Settlement Agreement (“SA”) addressing alleged violations of a Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“LPDES”) Permit. See SA-MM-25-0011. The…