Title V/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Addresses Petition Objecting to Lake County, Indiana, Refinery Permit
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator issued a March 4th Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part a Petition for Objection to Permit (“Order”) for a BP products North America, Inc. (“BP”) refinery. The Title V Petition objected to the Indiana Department of…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: April 27th Meeting
As noted in a previous blog post, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks that suffer corrective action requirements and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks…
Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and Maynardville Operator Enter into Settlement Agreement
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) and Hickory Star Restaurant & Marina, LLC (“Hickory Star”) entered into an April 18th Settlement Agreement and Order (“Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee underground storage tank (“UST”) regulations. See Case…
National Environmental Policy Act: Council on Environmental Quality Issues "Phase 1" Rule
The White House Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) issued an April 19th final rule that amends certain provisions of its regulations for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). CEQ describes the amendments as a “Phase 1” rule to restore provisions that were modified in…
Residential/Mixed-Use Solar Energy Systems: Virginia Enacts Property Tax Exemption
The Virginia Legislature passed and the Governor signed S686 which provides a property tax exemption for residential and mixed-use solar energy systems up to 25 kilowatts in size. S686 creates a separate class of property for local taxation for any Virginia solar facility with a nameplate rated…