Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order Addressing City of Brownsville Public Works
September 16, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a September 2nd Proposed Order and Assessment to the City of Brownsville, Tennessee Public Works for alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. Brownsville is stated to be the registered…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Fort Smith Asphalt Paving Mixture/Block Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
September 16, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc. (“Emery”) entered into a July 16th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a General Air Permit. See LIS No. 25-058. The facility is stated to…
National Primary Drinking Water Regulation/Safe Drinking Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Federal Appellate Court Motion Seeking Partial Vacatur of PFAS Rule
September 15, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) filed a Motion for Partial Vacatur (“Motion”) on September 11th in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. See USCA Case #24-1188. The Motion addresses the rule issued in 2024 by EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act…
2025 Arkansas Solid Waste Association of North America Annual Meeting/Update: Solid and Hazardous Waste Recycling Administrative/Judicial Developments
September 15, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
I undertook a presentation at the 2025, Arkansas Solid Waste Association of North America (“SWANA”) Annual Meeting/Update in Conway, Arkansas titled: Solid and Hazardous Waste Recycling Administrative/Judicial Developments (“Presentation”). The Presentation addressed a variety of federal and…
Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Barbour County Gasoline Transport Vessel Operator Enter into Consent Order
September 15, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Whatley Oil & Auto Parts Company, Inc. (“Whatley”) entered into a September 10th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Alabama air regulations. See Consent Order No. 25-XXX-CAP. The CO provides that Whatley is the…