112(r)/Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Clarksville, Tennessee, Brake Manufacturing Facility Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Akebono Brake Corporation (“ABC”) entered into a June 11th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of Section 112(r)(7) of the Clean Air Act. See Docket No.: CAA-04-2020-8000(b). The ESA provides that ABC…
IRS Confirms No Further Personal Tax Return Filing Extension Beyond July 15 Deadline
In a News Release yesterday afternoon, the IRS confirmed that the tax filing and payment deadline of July 15 will not be further extended. (In a March News Release, the IRS had previously extended the April 15 filing deadline to July 15.) However, automatic extensions of the filing deadline are…
Citizen Suit Action/Clean Air Act: Sierra Club Judicial Action Challenging Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Oil/Gas Well Production Facility Permit
The Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club (collectively “Sierra Club”) filed a Complaint in District Court (Adams County, Colorado) challenging the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Air Pollution Control Division (“Division”) issuance of an air pollution control permit…
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…