Underground Storage Tank/Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection: Convenience Store Chain Files Environmental Hearing Board Appeal Challenging Rejection of Closure Plan
7-Eleven, Inc. on behalf of its wholly owned subsidiary, Speedway, LLC (“7-Eleven”) filed a May 22 Notice of Appeal (“Appeal”) before the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board challenging the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) rejection of a sampling plan for a proposed…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order and Assessment Addressing Sweetwater Utility Vault Manufacturer
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a March 29th Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Oldcastle Infrastructure, Inc.(“OI”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee hazardous waste regulations. See CASE NO. HWM 25-0032. The Order provides that OI…
Consent Decree/Clean Water Act: US Department of Justice and Fort Smith, Arkansas Submit Agreed Modification to US District Court
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) on May 19th lodged a proposed Agreement and Order on Modification to Consent Decree (“Modification”) with the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of Arkansas v. City of Fort…
Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Reeves County, Texas Saltwater Disposal Facility Operator Enter into Consent Agreement
May 28, 2026
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and WES Water Holdings, LLC (“WES”) entered into a May 14th Consent Agreement (“CA”) alleging violations of Clean Air Act regulations. See Docket NO. CAA-06-2026-3303. The CA provides that WES owns and/or operates a saltwater disposal…
Nationwide Permits/Clean Water Act: American Gas Association Comments on US Army Corp of Engineers Solicitation of Input on Potential for Future Changes
The American Gas Association (“AGA”) submitted May 15 comments to the United States Army Corp of Engineers (“Corp”) regarding its federal registered notice seeking input on ways to increase efficiency of the Clean Water Act nationwide permit (“NWP”) program. See 91 Fed. Reg. 1259 (March 16). The…