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Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Black Warrior Riverkeeper Notice of Intent to Sue Quinton, Alabama, Mine Owner
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Black Warrior Riverkeeper (“Riverkeeper”) sent an October 17th document to the Drummond Company (“Drummond”) styled: Notice of Intent to File Citizen Suit Under Clean Water Act for Unpermitted Discharges at Drummond Company, Inc. Property along Cook Ford Road (Jefferson County, Alabama) (“Notice”)…
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Section 401/Clean Water Act: U.S. Senator Boozman (Arkansas) and Colleagues Introduce Legislation Addressing Water Quality Certification
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
United States Senator John Boozman (Arkansas) and several of his colleagues from the Environment and Public Works Committee introduced legislation that would reinstate and codify the Trump administration’s 2020 Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule. The United States Environmental…
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Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Letter to Governors: Suggested Targets for Funding (Including Funds Allocated to Arkansas)
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
United States Environmental Protection (“EPA”) Administrator Michael Regan sent a December 2nd letter to the state governors addressing the recently enacted Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal (“BID”). The letter includes suggestions from the Administrator for projects the governors are asked to…
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Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Mason City, Iowa, Portland Cement Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Lehigh Cement Company LLC (“Lehigh”) entered into a November 17th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Air Act Title V Permit. See Docket No. CAA 07-2021-0012. The CA provides that Lehigh is the owner and/or…
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training: Environmental Crimes Case Bulletin/September-October 2021
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training publishes an Environmental Case Crimes Bulletin (“Bulletin”) that summarizes publicized investigative activity and adjudicated cases supported by EPA Criminal Investigation Division…
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