When The (IRS Refund) Check Isn't In the Mail
September 16, 2024
by Anton L. Janik, Jr.
A recent spate of mail thefts has left the IRS holding the bag when taxpayer refunds have failed to reach those taxpayers. Congress has begun looking into these thefts. Some have occurred from USPS employee theft, but others arise from outside intervening actors. According to an August 27, 2024…
Generic Prohibitions/NPDES Permits/Water Quality Standards: Environmental and Community Organizations' Amici Curai Brief Addressing City and County of San Francisco v. EPA (U.S. Supreme Court)
September 16, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
EarthJustice and other environmental/community organizations have filed a joint Amici Curai Brief in the United States Supreme Court styled: City and County of San Francisco v. EPA (“Brief”). See Docket No. 23-753. The organizations jointly filing the Brief include: EarthJustice. Columbia…
Air Enforcement: Proposed Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Order Addressing Portland Autobody Paint Operation
September 16, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (“ODEQ”) issued a June 25th Notice of Civil Penalty Assessment and Order (“Order”) to Crash Champions, LLC (“CC”) addressing an alleged violation of certain Oregon air regulations. See Case No. AQ/ACDP-NWR-2024-023. The Order provides that CC operates…
Subsurface Fluid Distribution System/Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Lakeview Property Owners Association Enter into Consent Administrative Order
September 16, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Devonshire Manor Property Owners Association, Inc. (“Devonshire”) entered into an August 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of Arkansas Pollution Control and…
Warehouses/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Approves California Indirect Source Rule
September 13, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a final rule in the September 11th Federal Register that approved a revision to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (“SCAQMD”) portion of the California State implementation Plan (“SIP”). See 89 Fed. Reg. 73568. The…