Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Lonoke, Arkansas Enter into Consent Administrative Order
September 24, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Lonoke, Arkansas entered into a July 18th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Permit…
Lead Sheath Telecom Cables/RCRA: California Sportfishing Protection Alliance and Pacific Bell Telephone Company Enter into an Settlement Requiring Removal
September 23, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (“Alliance”) issued a September 18th news release stating that Pacific Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a ATT&T of California (“Pacific Bell”) has agreed to remove what are described as “abandoned telecommunications cables” located in Lake Tahoe. In a…
Striped Newt/Citizen Suit Enforcement: Center for Biological Diversity Issued Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Alleged Endangered Species Act Violations
September 23, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) transmitted a 60-day Notice of Intent To Sue (“NOI”) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) for alleged violations of the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). The alleged violations are stated to include the Service’s ESA failure to list the striped…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Pine Bluff Vermiculite Mixtures Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
September 23, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Sun Gro Horticulture Processing Inc. (“Sun Gro”) entered into a July 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See LIS No. 24-120. Sun Gro is stated to…
Biosolids/PFAS: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Moves to Dismiss Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Judicial Action Seeking Clean Water Act Regulation
September 20, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (“PEER”) filed in June a Judicial Action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (“Court”) arguing that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has a non-discretionary duty to regulate several per-and…
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