Equity Conservation Cooperative Agreements: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Announces Investments in 118 Partnerships (Including Arkansas)
The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (“NRCS”) announced it is investing $50 million in 118 partnerships to expand access to conservation assistance for what it describes as “climate-smart agriculture and forestry.” Equity Conservation Cooperative…
Refrigerant Recovery/Air Enforcement: U.S. Department of Justice Enters into Consent Decree with Oklahoma/Texas Scrap Recycling Operation
The United States Department of Justice and the United States Environmental Protection Agency announced in a January 7th news release that they entered into a Consent Decree (“CD”) with Derichebourg Recycling USA Inc. (“Derichebourg”) to resolve alleged violations of Title VI of the Clean Air Act…
PFOA/PFOS Litigation - Insurance Coverage: New York Appellate Court Addresses Whether Policies Provide a Duty to Defend
The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division (“Court”), addressed in a January 6th decision whether two insurance companies had a duty to defend an insured for damages related to the release of certain chemicals. See Tonoga, Inc. v. New Hampshire Insurance Company, et al., 2022 WL 52903. The…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Radiation Guidance: Office of Inspector General Report
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a January 6th report titled: Hotline: EPA Is Taking Steps to Update its Federal Radiation Guidance (“Report”) See Report No. 22-E-0016. The Report is transmitted from Sean W. O’Donnell of OIG to…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Union County Petroleum Refinery Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Lion Oil Company, LLC (“Lion”) entered into a December 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 21-133. The CAO provides that Lion owns and…