2021 CO2 Emissions: U.S. Energy Information Administration Report
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a May 13th report titled: U.S. Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Rose 6% in 2021 EIA states that carbon dioxide (“CO2”) emissions increased by 296 million metric tons, a 6% increase, compared with 2020 levels. EIA states that the…
No-Discharge Water Permit Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Melbourne Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Melbourne, Arkansas, (“Melbourne”) entered into a March 31st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a No-Discharge Water Permit (“Permit”). See LIS No…
PFAS/CERCLA Liability: Ten Water Sector Associations Request Exemption
Ten water sector associations sent an April 28th joint letter to key United States Senate and House of Representatives Committee Chairmen and Ranking Members seeking an exemption from the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) if PFAS chemicals are…
Nashville International Airport/Davidson County: Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation Enters into Brownfield Consent Order with Various Parties
The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (“TDEC”) entered into a Brownfield Consent Order (“BCO”) with the following parties: Colonial Pipeline Company Tennessee Department of Transportation AECOM Technical Services, Inc. Metropolitan National Airport Authority The BCO is stated to…
Is Butane a Liquified Petroleum Gas? Federal Appellate Court Addresses Excise Tax Credit Question
The United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit (“Fifth Circuit”) addressed in a March 23rd Opinion what it described as a question of first impression: Is butane a “liquified petroleum gas” (“LPG”) under 26 U.S.C. § 6426(d)(2)? See Vitol, Incorporated v. United States of America, 30 F.4th 249…