Endangered Species Act/Clean Water Act: Federal Court Addresses Challenge to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Water Quality Criteria for Cadmium
The United States District Court for the District of Arizona (“Court”) addressed in an August 18th Order an alleged violation by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) of the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). See Case No. CV-22-00138-TUC-JCH. The Center for Biological Diversity…
Pope County Fuel Station Request for Hearing/Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund: Mena Short Stop Motion to Dismiss without Prejudice
Mena Short Stop, LLC, (“Mena Short Stop”) filed before the Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission (“APC&EC”) on August 18th a Motion to Dismiss without Prejudice (“Motion”) a previously submitted Request for Adjudicatory Hearing and APC&EC Review of Reimbursement Method (“Request”). See…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Boaz Instrument Fitting Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Parker Hannifin Corporation (“PHC”) entered into a July 19th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management hazardous waste regulations. See Consent Order No. 23-XXX-CHW. The CO…
Mississippi Phosphates Corporation Superfund Site/Pascagoula, Mississippi: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Proposed Settlement/Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published an August 21st Federal Register Notice of a proposed settlement agreement involving the Mississippi Phosphates Corp. Superfund site (“Phosphates Corp. Site”) in Pascagoula, Mississippi. See 88 Fed. Reg. 56821. EPA is proposing to…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: August 30th Meeting
As noted in a previous blog post, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks that suffer corrective action requirements and third-party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks…