Stormwater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Foxworth Sawmill Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Marion County Timber, Inc. (“Marion”) entered into a May 2nd Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Mississippi statute implementing the Clean Water Act. The AO indicates that Marion operates a sawmill (“Facility”)…
PFAS/CERCLA (Superfund) Liability: U.S. Senator John Boozman (Arkansas) Legislation Exempting Noncontributing Industries/Municipalities
United States Senators John Boozman (Arkansas) and Cynthia Lummis (Wyoming) introduced five bills to ensure industries and municipalities are not subject to Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA” or “Superfund”) liability if the United States Environmental…
Underground Storage Tank Owners and Operators: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Guidance Documents Outlining Relevant Electric Vehicle/Hydrogen/Natural Gas Federal Grant Programs
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has published three documents addressing federal grant programs that it believes may be of interest to owners and operators of underground storage tank (“UST”) systems. The documents include: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Federal…
Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Air Act: Clean Air Council Files U.S. District Court Action Against Monaca, Pennsylvania, Plastics Production Plant
The Clean Air Council filed a May 11th Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against Shell Chemical Appalachia, LLC (“Shell”) alleging violations of the Clean Air Act and the Pennsylvania Air…
New Theories of Product Liability Develop in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Increased Automation
In recent years, products liability law has been significantly impacted by advancements in technology, particularly with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation. As more companies adopt these technologies to improve their manufacturing processes and product design, new theories of…