Supplemental Environmental Project/Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission of Environmental Quality and Burnsville Silicon Manufacturing Plant Enter into Agreed Order
September 4, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Mississippi Silicon LLC (“MS”) entered into an August 27th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See Order No. 7349 24. The AO provides that MS operates a silicone manufacturing facility (“Facility”) in…
Environmental Criminal Enforcement: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Brady Motion to Challenging Clean Water Act Conviction
September 3, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United Stated Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit (“9th Circuit”) in an August 28th Memorandum addressed a post-trial Motion subject to a Clean Water Act criminal enforcement trial. See U.S. v. Louie Sanft, 2024 W.L. 3963840. The 9th Circuit addressed whether the United States’ alleged…
North Carolina National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program: Southern Environmental Law Center Request that U.S. EPA Withdraw Approval
September 3, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Southern Environmental Law Center (“SELC”) filed the following before the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”): Petition to Withdraw North Carolina’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program (“NC Program”). SELC filed the Petition…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Saline County Truck Stop Enter into Consent Administrative Order
September 3, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Al’s Truck Stop of Malvern, Inc. (“Al’s”) entered into an April 30th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination…
Title V/Clean Air Act: Petition to Object Filed Addressing Houston, Texas Refinery
The Environmental Integrity Project, Texas Environmental, Justice Advocacy Services, Caring for Pasadena Communities, and Sierra Club (collectively, “EIP”) submitted an August 19th Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator…