Air Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Greenwood Soybean Processing/Oil Extraction Facility Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Oxbow Greenwood, LLC (“OG”) entered into a July 3rd Agreed Order 9 (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See Order No. 7520 25. The AO provides that OG owns and operates a soybean processing and oil extraction…
Citizen Suit Action/Clean Water Act/RCRA: Federal Court Addresses Jurisdictional Issues
Co-Author Sawyer Swaim The United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (“Court”) in a March 6th Opinion addressed an issue arising out of a citizen suit action filed under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251-1389 (“CWA”) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 42…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting - July 25th Meeting/Agenda Announced
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment announced the agenda for the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) meeting on July 25th. The Commission is the environmental policy-making body for Arkansas. The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly…
112(r)/Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Santa Ana, California Chemical Supplier Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Gallade Chemical, Inc. (“GCI”) entered into a July 11th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the regulations implementing Section 112(r)(7) of the Clean Air Act. See Docket No. CAA(112r)-09-2025-0073…
Maryland Offshore Wind Project/New Source Review: U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Challenge Filed
The Mayor and City Council of Ocean City and the Commissioners of Worcester County, Maryland (collectively, “Petitioners”) filed on July 8th before the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Appeals Board (“Board”) a document styled: PETITION FOR REVIEW OF PERMIT TO…