Trust Fund Eligibility/Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order Addressing Crossville Facility
September 15, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) addressing trust fund eligibility and alleged violations for Ziptron Energy, Inc. (“ZEI”), related to the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) rules. See Case No. FDA22-0019. The…
Water Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Enforcement - Division of Environmental Quality and Columbia County Produced Saltwater Transfer Pipeline Enter into Consent Administrative Order
September 15, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Enforcement - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and White Rock Oil & Gas, LLC, (“White Rock”) entered into an August 25th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Arkansas statute prohibiting unpermitted water…
Unmanned Aerial Systems/Solar Arrays: Utilization by PMI for Design/Development
September 14, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The ability of unmanned aerial vehicle systems (i.e., drones) to assist in a variety of activities in the environmental and energy areas has been and is continuing to expand rapidly. A number of environmental service organizations and governmental environmental agencies utilize drones. A February…
Startup Shutdown Malfunction/Clean Air Act NSPS: Environmental Organizations Petition U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Seeking Elimination
September 14, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Sierra Club and a number of other environmental organizations sent a September 13th document to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) titled: Petition for Rulemaking to Eliminate Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Exemptions in the Clean Air Act Section 111 Regulations…
OSHA Enforcement: Middletown, New Jersey, Foundry Proposed Penalties for Alleged Violations
September 14, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a September 9th news release indicating it was proposing penalties for Engineered Precision Casting Co. (“Engineered Precision”) for alleged violations. The news release provides that Engineered Precision operates a foundry…