Clean Air Act Judicial/Administrative Litigation Developments/2024-2025: October 9th Arkansas Environmental Federation Convention Presentation

I undertook a presentation at the Arkansas Environmental Federation Convention in Hot Springs on October 9th titled:

Clean Air Act Judicial/Administrative Litigation Developments: 2024-2025.

The presentation addressed a variety of federal and state air judicial decisions, air administrative decisions, filed judicial/administrative actions, environmental criminal enforcement, and Arkansas air enforcement/violations that have arisen over the last 12 months.

Topics addressed included:

• PSD/Clean Air Act: Texas Supreme Court Addresses “BACT”
• Colorado SIP Language/Commencement of Operation: Center for Biological Diversity v. EPA
• Clean Air Act/Copper Mine: Center for Biological Diversity and Other Organizations Challenge Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Issued Air Permit
• New Source Review/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Guidance Addressing "Begin Actual Construction"
• New Source Review/Clean Air Act: U.S. Senator Markey Letter to U.S. EPA Questioning "Begin Actual Construction" Guidance
• Clean Air Act Citizen Suit Activity: Will, and Has, Spiked During Trump Administration
• Citizen Suit Enforcement
• Citizen Suit Action/Clean Air Act: Southern Environmental Law Center Notice of Intent to Sue Memphis, Tennessee Data Center
• Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Air Act: Center for Biological Diversity Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Alleged Failure to Perform Nonattainment Nondiscretionary Duty
• Nitrogen Oxides/Clean Air Act: Center for Biological Diversity and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Enter into Consent Decree to Address National Ambient Air Quality Standards Review
• Citizen Suit Action/Clean Water Act: Two California Municipalities' Motion Alleges Spoilation of Laboratory Data by Environmental Organization
• EPA Clean Air Act Endangerment Finding/Future Litigation
• Title V/Clean Air Act: Center for Biological Diversity Petition to Object Filed Addressing La Paz County, Arizona Gold Mine
• Title V/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Order Denying Objection to Warrick County, Indiana Aluminum Production Facility Permit
• Louisiana Community Air Monitoring Reliability Act: Environmental Organizations File Challenge in United States District Court
• Environmental Criminal Enforcement/Clean Air Act: Erie, Pennsylvania Coke Manufacturing Plant Owner Guilty Plea
• Environmental Criminal Enforcement: Eugene, Oregon Wood Treatment Facility Operators Sentenced for Alleged Hazardous Waste/Clean Air Act Violations
• Common Law Action/Class Action Complaint: Washington County, Arkansas Circuit Court Action Filed Against Springdale Landfill
• Cryptocurrency Mine/Noise: EarthJustice Files Judicial Action Against Granbury, Texas Operation Alleging Private Nuisance
• Odor/Air Enforcement: Massachusetts Attorney General Files Judicial Action Against Grafton Animal Feed Dehydrator Operation
• Alleged Indirect Trespass/Nuisance: Southern Environmental Law Center Limestone County, Alabama Circuit Court Action Addressing Proposed Limestone Quarry/Rock Crushing Facility
• Arkansas Air Enforcement: Survey of Violations 2024-2025

A copy of the presentation slides can be downloaded here.