Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Kansas City, Kansas Wool Fiberglass Manufacturing Facility Enter Into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and CertainTeed, LLC (“CT”) entered into a March 16th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. See Docket No. CAA-07-2025-0030. The CA provides that CT operates a wool fiberglass manufacturing facility in…
Citizen Suit Action/Clean Water Act: California Sport Fishing Protection Alliance Files Judicial Action Addressing Aromas Quarry
The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance and Environment California, Inc. (collectively, “Alliance”) filed an April 15th Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief and Civil Penalties (“Complaint”) against Granite Rock Company (“GRC”) in the United States District court for the Northern…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: April 29th Meeting
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…
Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission On Environmental Quality and New Hebron Natural Gas Compressor Station Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Southern Natural Gas Company LLC (“Southern”) entered into a March 9th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Agreed Order No. 7672 26. The AO provides that Southern operates a natural gas compressor…
Arkansas Water Plan/Where things stand and what's ahead: Tate Wentz - Arkansas Environmental Federation Presentation
Tate Wentz undertook a presentation at the April 15th Arkansas Environmental Federation Water Seminar titled: Arkansas Water Plan: Where things stand and what’s ahead? (“Presentation”). Tate serves as the Agriculture Division Administrator at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture Natural…