Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Ashville Secondary Aluminum Processing Facility Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Grooms Aluminum Processors (“GAP”) entered into a September 9th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. The CO provides that GAP operates a secondary aluminum processing facility (“Facility”) in Ashville…
Shingle Pile/Solid Waste Storage: Federal Court Addresses Equal Protection Claims Against Dallas, Texas
Co-Author: Lily Ryles The United States District Court for the District of Texas (“Court”) addressed in an August 4th Opinion issues arising out of a solid waste storage and recycling facility/shingle pile in Dallas, Texas. See Marsha Jackson v. City of Dallas, 21021 WL 3406728. The Opinion focuses…
Toxic Substances Control Act's New Chemical Review Process: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Notification of Audit
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued an October 26th Notification of Audit (“Notification”) styled: Toxic Substances Control Act’s New Chemicals Review Process The Notification is transmitted from Tina Lovingood, OIG Pollution…
Lead/Drinking Water: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Award to the Arkansas Department of Education
The Region 6 Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an October 29th news release announcing it awarded $224,000 to the Arkansas Department of Education (“ADE”). The purpose of the award is to help identify sources of lead in drinking water in schools or childcare…
Title V/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Grants Petition Objecting to Robertson County, Texas, Lignite-Fired Electric Power Plant Permit
The Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an October 15th Order granting a Petition objecting to the issuance of a Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit (“Permit”) for the Oak Grove Management Company steam electric station in Robertson County, Texas…