Title V/Clean Air Act: Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Petition to Object to Colorado Oil and Gas Production Facilities
The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (“PEER”) and four other environmental organizations filed an August 7th Petition to Object (“Petition”) to initial Clean Air Act Title V permits issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (“CDPHE”) for the following oil…
Sewage Sludge Incinerator/Wastewater Treatment Plant: Class Action Complaint Filed in United States District Court Against Woonsocket, Rhode Island Facility Operators
Plaintiffs Maurice Doire and Joshua Hoye, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, filed a Class Action Complaint and Jury Demand (“Complaint”) on July 26th in the United States District Court of Rhode Island against Synagro Woonsocket, LLC, (“SW”) and Jacobs Engineering Group…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Carroll County Motel Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Statue Road Inn (“SRI”) entered into a June 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”)…
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Response to Environmental Organizations' Petition
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) responded on August 15th to an October 27, 2022, petition submitted by 50 environmental and citizen organizations (“Petitioners”) addressing large concentrated animal feeding operations (“CAFOs”) using wet manure management systems. EPA…
Class V Wells/Safe Drinking Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Hawaiian Convenience Store Operator Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Seven-Eleven Hawaii, Inc. (“Seven-Eleven”) entered into an August 10th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Underground Injection Code regulations of the Safe Drinking Water Act. See Docket No…