Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Sebastian County Land Application Site Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Terra Renewal Services, Inc. (“Terra”) entered into a November 30th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a land application permit. See LIS No. 20-188. The CAO provides…
U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources: Congressman Bruce Westerman (4th Dist. Ark.) Named Ranking Member
United States Congressman Bruce Westerman was chosen to be the next ranking member of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources (“Committee”) in the upcoming 117th Congress. Congressman Westerman is a Republican serving the 4th District of Arkansas. The Committee’s…
Criminal Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Leetsdale, Pennsylvania, Copper-Processing Company Charged for Alleged Violations
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued a December 1st news release stating that a copper-processing company had been charged with three felony counts alleging violations of the Clean Water Act. The company being charged is stated to be Libertas Copper…
Stormwater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and City of Grenada Airport Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and the City of Grenada, Mississippi, (“Grenada”) entered into a November 30th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Mississippi stormwater permitting requirements. See Order No. 7088 20. The AO indicates that it is…
National Priority List/Superfund: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Listing Decision
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (“Court”) addressed in a November 13th decision a challenge to a United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) decision regarding a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“Superfund”) National…