PFAS/Clean Water Act Citizen Suit Enforcement: Coosa River Basin Initiative and Georgia Municipality Enter into Consent Decree
The Coosa River Basin Initiative (“Initiative”) and City of Calhoun, Georgia (“Calhoun”) entered into a Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. See Civil Action No. 4:24-cv-00068-WMR. Calhoun is described as a Georgia municipality that owns and operates a Water…
Inverse Condemnation/Nuisance: Benton Apartment Complex Owner Files Federal District Court Judicial Action Against Benton/Bryant/Saline County
Benton Housing Associates Limited Partnership (“Benton Housing”) filed on August 9th in the United States District Court for the District of Arkansas (Central Division) a Complaint against the following defendants: City of Benton, Arkansas. City of Bryant, Arkansas. Saline County, Arkansas. John…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Lithium Batteries
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a July 2nd Interpretive Letter clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to the transportation of damaged and defective lithium batteries. See Reference No. 24-0050. PHMSA…
Title V/Clean Air Act: Center for Biological Diversity Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Addressing Colorado Natural Gas Processing Plant
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) sent an August 7th document to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) styled: Notice of Intent to Sue Under the Clean Air Act for Failure to Issue or Deny a Title V Permit After Colorado Failed to Respond to Objection. (“NOI”). The…
Clean Energy Tax Credits for Tax Year 2023: Internal Revenue Service Issues Statistical Chart
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued an August 7th news release providing statistics on the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) clean energy tax credits for the tax year 2023. The news release says that tax payers have claimed more than $6 billion in credits for residential clean energy…