Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection and Centralia, Washington Underground Storage Tank Owner Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental protection Agency (“EPA”) and Kenneth A. Stedham, d/b/a Bi-Rights Motor Company (“BMC”) entered into a May 15th Consent Agreement (‘CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. See…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Faulkner County, Arkansas Wastewater Treatment Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Flushing Meadows Utility Operating Company, LLC (“FMUOC”) entered into a May 29th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit. See LIS No. 19-051…
Analysis of EPA Enforcement Results from Fiscal Years 2006-2018: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Field Work Notification
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a May 30th Field Work Notification titled: Analysis of EPA Enforcement Results from Fiscal Years 2006-2018 OIG states that this is the second notification on this topic which is “modified slightly”…
Affordable Clean Air Energy Rule/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issues Final Rule
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) yesterday issued a final version of the previously proposed Affordable Clean Air Act Affordable Clean Energy (“ACE”) Rule. The ACE rule had been proposed on August 21, 2018. See 83 Fed. Reg. 44746. The ACE rule replaces the 2015 EPA Clean…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and a Glencoe, Alabama Commercial Hazardous Waste Treatment/Storage Facility Enter Into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Clean Earth of Alabama, Inc. (“Clean Earth”) entered into a May 30 Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of certain Alabama Hazardous Waste Management and Minimization Act regulations. See Consent Order No. 19-XXX-CHW. The…