Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations/Clean Water Act: Environmental Organizations Lawsuit Challenging Current U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Standards
Food & Water Watch, Inc., and a number of other environmental organizations filed a Petition for a Writ of Mandamus (“Petition”) in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit arguing that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (‘EPA”) has failed to adequately regulate…
7th Annual Arkansas Environmental Policy Summit: November 18th, Little Rock, Audubon Center
The 7th Annual Arkansas Environmental Policy Summit (“Summit”) will be held on November 18th in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Summit is being held as a hybrid event allowing participants to join either in person at the Little Rock Audubon Center or online via Zoom. Audubon Delta in its announcement…
112(r)(7)/Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Anniston, Alabama, Petroleum Facility Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Murphy Oil, USA, Inc. (“Murphy”) entered into a July 7th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of certain federal regulations implementing Section 112(r)(7) of the Clean Air Act. See Docket No…
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Little Rock District): Sarah Chitwood, P.E., (Regulatory Division Chief): Arkansas Environmental Federation Convention Presentation
Ms. Sarah Chitwood, P.E., undertook a presentation at the Arkansas Environmental Federation Convention in Hot Springs, Arkansas, addressing a variety of activities undertaken by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) Little Rock District Regulatory Division. Ms. Chitwood serves as…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and Camden Secondary Magnesium Smelting Operation Enter into Settlement Agreement
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) and Magpro, LLC (“Magpro”) entered into a September 23rd Settlement Agreement and Order (“Settlement”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Case No. APC21-0061/APC22-0009. The Settlement provides that Magpro operates…