2021 Emission Inventory Reports/Type A Emission Inventory Permitted Facilities: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Notice
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) submitted a March 29th notice pursuant to its E&E Mailing List to Type A Emission Inventory Permitted facility representatives regarding the 2021 Emission Inventory Report submission process. DEQ indicates…
Nationwide Permit 12/Oil or Natural Gas Pipeline Activities: U.S. Corps of Engineers Federal Register Notice Announcing Formal Review
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) published in the March 28th Federal Register Oil or Natural Gas Pipeline Activities regarding Clean Water Act Nationwide Permit (“NWP”) 12 which include: Formal review of NWP 12 Public and tribal virtual meetings to obtain input regarding future…
Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Marengo County Cement Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and CEMEX Southeast, LLC, (“CEMEX”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. The CO provides that CEMEX operates a cement manufacturing facility (“Facility”) in Marengo County, Alabama. The…
Ethylene Oxide Emissions/Insurance Coverage: Illinois Appellate Court Addresses Duty to Indemnify/Defend Claims
Co-Author: John Boyter The Illinois Court of Appeals (Second District) (“Court”) addressed in a March 4th Opinion an insurance coverage question involving a medical instrument sterilization facility (“Medline”). See Ill. Un. Ins. Co. v. Medline Indus., Inc., 2022 Ill. App. 2d 210175, -- N.E.3d --…
General Permit 30/Construction of Aquatic Habitat Rehabilitation Projects: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg/Memphis Districts) Public Notices Issuance
The Memphis and Vicksburg Districts of the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) issued a March 30th Public Notice announcing the issuance of General Permit 30. The Memphis and Vicksburg Corps Districts include portions of the State of Arkansas. General permits typically provide standing…