Air Enforcement: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and Unconventional Natural Gas Well Operator Enter into Consent Assessment of Civil Penalty
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“PDEP”) and Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC (“Range”) entered into an April 9th Consent Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Consent Assessment”) addressing alleged violations of Pennsylvania regulations and the Pennsylvania Air Pollution Control…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: April 29, 2020 Meeting (Telephonic) – REVISED AGENDA
As noted in a previous blog post, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks that suffer corrective action requirements and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks…
Does a Discharge to Groundwater Require a Clean Water Act NPDES Permit? U.S. Supreme Court Decides Maui Case
The United States Supreme Court (“SCourt”) issued an April 23rd decision in County of Maui, Hawaii v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, et al. See No. 18-260. The case involves whether, and to what extent, a discharge of pollutants into groundwater can potentially trigger Clean Water Act National Pollution…
PFAS: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Directs Two Companies to Supply Drinking Water to Three Homeowners
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (“WDNR”) states it has directed Johnson Controls, Inc. and its subsidiary Tyco Fire Products, LP (collectively “JCI”) to provide bottled drinking water for three homeowners (“Homeowners”). WDNR states that the companies are being directed to do so after…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: April 29, 2020 Meeting (Telephonic)
As noted in a previous blog post, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks that suffer corrective action requirements and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks…