Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting - February Meeting CANCELLED
February 17, 2025
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting - February Meeting CANCELLED The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) is the environmental policy-making body for Arkansas. The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly basis. The Commission…
Section 311/Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Laconia, New Hampshire Car Care Center Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
February 17, 2025
Section 311/Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Laconia, New Hampshire Car Care Center Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Meineke Car Care Center, Inc. (“Meineke”) entered into a January 30th…
Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2025: U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Passes Bill
February 17, 2025
Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2025: U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Passes Bill The United States Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (“Committee”) unanimously passed the Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2025 on February 5th. The legislation reauthorizes the…
Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act: Legislation Shielding Water Utilities Introduced by Representatives Gluesenkamp Perez (D - WA) and Maloy (R - UT)
February 14, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
United States House of Representatives Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Washington) and Celeste Maloy (Utah) introduced legislation titled: Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act (“Act”). The objective of the legislation is to provide statutory liability protection for water utilities under the…
Citizen Suit Actions/Clean Water Act: Environmental Integrity Project Files Lawsuits Against Two Louisiana Petroleum Coke Plants
February 14, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Environmental Integrity Project (“EIP”) filed a Clean Water Act citizen suit action in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana against the following: RAIN CII CARBON, LLC. – Sulfur, Louisiana. REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY, LLC. – Lake Charles, Louisiana. The citizen…