Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: U.S. District Court Sets Briefing Schedules for Summary Judgment Motions
As noted in an April 27th blog post, the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief in the United States District Court (Eastern District – Arkansas) against the United States Environmental…
Multi-State Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Action Plan: ZEV July 2022 Task Force Report
The Multi-State ZEV Task Force (“Task Force”) released a July 2022 report titled: Multi-State Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Action Plan (“Report”) The Task Force is a coalition of 17 states, Washington, D.C., and Quebec which are stated to represent: 43% of the United States…
Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Washington County Chemical Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Olin Chemical Corporation (“Olin”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Air Code. See Consent Order No. 22-XXX-CAP. The CO provides that Olin operates a chemical manufacturing facility…
MS4/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Interim Guidance on Census Bureau's Elimination of "Urbanized Area" Definition
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a document styled: Interim Guidance on Census Elimination of “Urbanized Area” Definition (“Guidance”) The Guidance addresses the effect of the United States Census Bureau’s revisions to the criteria for defining urban areas related…
Ammonia/OSHA Enforcement: Canton, Ohio, Poultry Processing Plant Cited for Alleged Violations
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued an August 1st news release stating it has cited Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (“Pilgrim’s”) for alleged violations. Pilgrim’s is described as one of the world’s largest poultry and pork producers with approximately 58,000 workers at 14…