Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order Addressing Kingsport Plastic Recycling Operation
The Tennessee Air Pollution Board (“Board”) issued a Proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Patriot Recycling, Inc., (“Patriot”). See Case No. APC21-0022. The Order provides that Patriot operates a facility (“Facility”) in Kingsport, Tennessee. The…
Waters of the United States - U.S. EPA/Corps of Engineers Revision of Trump Era Rule: U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Ranking Member Request for Transparency
Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) sent a June 21st letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (collectively “EPA”) on behalf of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Republicans addressing the Clean Water Act definition of…
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: July 21st Telephonic/WebEx Meeting
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission(“ANRC”) has scheduled its next meeting for July 21st at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will be held via telephone conference and WebEx. For information regarding access to the meeting, contact April Harris at 501-682-3986 or by email at…
Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Union Bridge, Maryland, Cement Plant/Terminal Operator Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Lehigh Cement Company, LLC, (“Lehigh”) entered into a Consent Agreement (“Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) General Permit for Stormwater Activities…
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations/Clean Water Act: Washington Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to Combined State NPDES Permit
The Court of Appeals of Washington – Division 2 (“Court”) addressed in a June 29th Decision a challenge to the Washington Department of Ecology’s (“WDE”) Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (“CAFO”) Waste Discharge General Permit (state only) and Combined National Pollutant Discharge Elimination…