Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Chicago, Illinois, Metal Shredding/Recycling Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
December 31, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Metal Management Midwest, Inc. d/b/a Sims Metal Management (“Metal Management”) entered into a December 20th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of certain air regulations. The CAFO provides that…
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills/Clean Air Act: Federal Court Addresses States of California/New Mexico Action Alleging EPA Failure to Implement Emission Guidelines
December 28, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States District Court (Northern District California) (“Court”) addressed in a December 21st Order an issue involving the Clean Air Act Municipal Solid Waste (“MSW”) Landfill Emission Guidelines. See State of California, et al., v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2018 WL…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Malvern, Arkansas, Brick Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
December 28, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Acme Brick Company (“ABC”) entered into a December 18th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 18-100. The CAO provides that ABC owns a brick manufacturing facility (“Facility”)…
Annual Release Detection Equipment Testing: Arkansas Oil Marketers Association Canopy Article
December 27, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) staff authored an article in Issue 4 of the Arkansas Oil Marketers Association (“AOMA”) publication The Canopy titled: Annual Release Detection Equipment Testing (“Article”) ADEQ had authored a previous article in Issue 3 of The Canopy that…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training: Environmental Crimes Case Bulletin – October-November 2018
December 27, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training publishes an environmental Case Crimes Bulletin (“Bulletin”) that summarizes publicized investigative activity and adjudicated cases supported by EPA Criminal Investigation Division…