Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order Addressing Jasper Specialty Chemical Facility
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board issued a Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Jatko, LLC (“Jatko”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit. See Case No. APC25-0094. Jatko is stated to operate a facility in Jasper, Tennessee. A True Minor Source…
Pretreatment Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Olive Branch Building Materials Manufacturer Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and AFCO Industries, LLC (“AFCO”) entered into an August 26th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of 11 Miss. Admin Code Pt. 6, R.1.1.1.B(2)(a). See Order No. 7551 25. AFCO is stated to operate a building materials…
Assessment of PFAS Levels in Washington State Biosolids: Washington Department of Ecology Study Released
The Washington Department of Ecology (“WDE”) released a September 2025 document titled: Assessment of PFAS Levels in Washington State Biosolids (“Assessment”). See Publication 25-07-057. The Assessment documents the results of a study that WDE undertook in 2024 to assess PFAS concentrations in…
Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Federal Reserve Bank of New York Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and The Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“Federal Reserve”) entered into a September 22nd Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the federal Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. See Docket No…
Tire Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and West River Valley Regional Solid Waste Management District Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and West River Valley Regional Solid Waste Management District (“WRV”) entered into a July 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology…