U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposal to Designate PFOA/PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances: Airlines for America Trade Association Comments
The Airlines for America (“A4A”) submitted comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressing its proposal to designate two of the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) as Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) hazardous…
Water Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Fayette County Sand & Gravel Mining Facility Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and West Alabama Sand and Gravel, Inc. (“West Alabama”) entered into a December 7th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of regulations addressing water/stormwater discharges. See CO No. XX-XXX-CWP. The CO provides that West…
Section 401/Clean Water Act: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Licensing Issue
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) addressed in a December 20th Opinion an issue involving the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) licensing process. See Waterkeepers Chesapeake, et al. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, No…
Clean Air Act Section 111(d)/Municipal Solid Waste Landfills: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Final Rule Approving Arkansas Plan
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the December 29th Federal Register a final rule approving the Clean Air Act Section 111(d) state plan submitted by the State of Arkansas for sources subject to the Municipal Solid Waste (“MSW”) Landfills Emission Guidelines…
Air Enforcement: Jefferson County, Alabama, Board of Health/Environmental Organizations Enter into Consent Decree with Metallurgical Coke Plant Owner
The Jefferson County, Alabama, Board of Health (“Health Department”) and Bluestone Coke, LLC, (“Bluestone”) entered into a December 9th Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See Case No.: 01-CV-2021-902311.00. The Southern Environmental Law Center intervened on…