Arkansas Environmental Employment Opportunities: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment Advertises Chief Legal Counsel Position
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment (“AE&E”) has advertised the position of Chief Legal Counsel. The announcement states that the Chief Legal Counsel is: …responsible for the oversight of the Department’s legal section and interacting with state and federal agencies, conducting legal…
Citizen Suit Action/Clean Water Act: Environmental Integrity Project Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Alleged Failure to Submit National Water Quality Inventory to Congress
The Environmental Integrity Project (“EIP”) sent a May 2nd Clean Water Act Notice of Intent (“NOI”) to sue to the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) for alleged violation of a nondiscretionary duty under that statute. EIP is sending the NOI on behalf of the following organizations: …
Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Mobile County Chemical Manufacturing Plant Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Evonik Corporation (“EC”) entered into a May 8th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Consent Order No. 24-XXX-CAP. The CO provides that EC operates a chemical manufacturing plant in Mobile County…
Coordination Process Update: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Environmental Protection Agency Joint Coordination Memoranda Addressing Jurisdictional Determinations
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) and United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued on April 25th document titled: Coordination Process Update: Joint Coordination Memoranda to the Field Between the U.S. Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (CORPS)…
Safe Drinking Water Act Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order Addressing Carter County Public Water System
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued an April 15th Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Peters Hollow Water System, Inc. (“Peters Hollow”). See Case No. DWS23-0189. The proposed Order states that Peters Hollow owns, operates, and/or controls a community…