Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Technical Secretary's Proposed Order/Civil Penalty Addressing Franklin Biomass-Boiler Operator
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board issued a February 2nd Technical Secretary’s Proposed Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Enexor Energy, LLC (“EE”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Case No. APC25-0234. EE is stated to operate a facility in Franklin…
Regional Partnership Program/A Community-Led Approach: National Rural Water Association/Rural Community Assistance Partnership Report
The National Rural Water Association (“NRWA”) and Rural Community Assistance Partnership (“RCAP”) have issued a report titled: Regional Partnership Program: A Community-Led Approach (“Report”). The Report outlines what it describes as a: … federal policy vision that supports voluntary…
Air Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Crowley Rice Milling Facility Enter into Proposed Settlement Agreement
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and Supreme Rice, LLC (“SR”) entered into a February 23rd Settlement Agreement (“SA”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit. See SA-AE-25-0016. The SA provides that SR operates a rice milling facility in Crowley, Louisiana. The…
2025 Ecological Assessment of the Illinois River Watershed: Illinois River Watershed Partnership Report
The Illinois River Watershed Partnership (“IRWP”) issued a report titled: 2025 ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER WATERSHED (“Report”). IRWP describes its mission as to: … improve the integrity of the Illinois River Watershed through public education, outreach, and implementation of…
CERCLA Cost Recovery: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Irwindale, California Refrigerant Reclamation/Recycling Facility Enter into Settlement Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Refrigerant Exchange Corp. (“REC”) entered into a Proposed Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”). See 91 Fed. Reg. 13845 (March 23, 2026). The…