Environmental Criminal Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Navassa, North Carolina Chemical Processing Company Pleads Guilty to Alleged Violation
December 17, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Eastern District of North Carolina United States Attorney’s Office issued a December 15th news release stating that American Distillation, Inc. (“ADI”) pleaded guilty to knowingly discharging tert-Butyl alcohol and other pollutants into the Cape Fear River in violation of the federal Clean…
Title V/Clean Air Act: Harris County, Texas Attorney's Office Petition to Object Filed Addressing Baytown Olefins Plant
December 16, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Harris County, Texas Attorney’s Office (“Harris County”) filed a Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) related to the ExxonMobil Corporation’s Baytown Olefins Plant (“Plant”). The Plant is located in Baytown, Texas. The Title V…
2025 Impact Report: Northwest Arkansas Land Trust
December 16, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Northwest Arkansas Land Trust (“NWALT”) issued its 2025 IMPACT REPORT (“Report”). NWALT is a nonprofit organization that describes its mission as to: … preserve and enhance the quality of life for all people in Northwest Arkansas through the permanent protection of land. The service area…
Air Enforcement: New Mexico Environment Department Notice of Violation Addressing Potash Facility
December 16, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The New Mexico Environment Department (“NMED”) issued a November 14th Notice of Violation (“NOV”) to Mosaic Potash Carlsbad, Inc. (“MPC”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See EPCEB Air Case No. MPC-0196-2101. The NOV references an MPC facility located 16 miles east of Carlsbad, New…
PFOA/PFOS/CERCLA: U.S. EPA Addresses Hazardous Substance Designation Impact on Brownfields Program
December 15, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) titled: What EPA’s Designation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances Means for EPA’s Brownfields and Land Revitalization Program. The intent of the FAQs is to provide background…