Phosphorus/Clean Water Act: U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Addresses POTW Challenge to NPDES Permit
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) addressed a June 29th Petition for Review (“Petition”) filed by the City of Lowell, Massachusetts, (“Lowell”). See NPDES Appeal No. 19-03. Lowell challenged the Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge…
Illinois River Watershed Collaboration: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Grant to Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a June 26th news release announcing a grant to the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) that it describes as supporting: . . . a variety of water quality programs, including…
Title V Petition to Object Rule Revisions/Impacts on Air Permitting: Stuart Spencer (Mitchell Williams Law Firm) Arkansas Environmental Federation Webinar Presentation
Stuart Spencer and William K. Montgomery (“Will”) undertook presentations as part of the Air Section of the Arkansas Environmental Federation webinar series addressing Title V of the Clean Air Act on June 18th. Stuart Spencer is Counsel at Mitchell Williams Law Firm in Little Rock, Arkansas and…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training: Environmental Crimes Case Bulletin/April-May 2020
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training publishes an Environmental Case Crimes Bulletin (“Bulletin”) that summarizes publicized investigative activity and adjudicated cases supported by EPA Criminal Investigation Division…
Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order and Assessment Addressing Alleged Dyer County Highway Department Violation
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a June 11th Order and Assessment (“Order”) to the Dyer County Highway Department (“Dyer”). The Order states that Dyer is the registered owner of two underground storage tank (“UST”) systems located in Dyersburg, Tennessee. The…