Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Nashville Gypsum Wallboard Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Certainteed Gypsum Manufacturing, Inc. (“Certainteed”) entered into an October 14th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See LIS No. 24-148. The CAO…
Submerged Lands/Zoning: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Whether Taking Claim is for Ripe Review
Co-Author Abigail Lindsey The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit addressed in an October 16th Opinion whether an alleged taking by a city was ripe for judicial review. See Fane Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach, Florida, USCA11 Case: 23-11119 (11th Cir. 2024). The alleged taking…
Organic Residuals/Storage Lagoon: Nuisance Action Filed in Circuit Court Addressing Crawford County, Arkansas Facility
An individual and a restaurant filed a Class Action Complaint (“Complaint”) on October 18th in the Circuit Court of Crawford County, Arkansas against Denali Water Solutions, LLC (“Denali”). See Case No. 17CV-24-734. The individual and the restaurant owner are: Bruce Spinas. RCB Management, LLC…
Supplemental Environmental Project/Wastewater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Mullan, Idaho Mine Operator Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Hecla Limited (“HL”) entered into a Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Permit. See Docket No. CWA-10-2024-0027. The CA addresses a mine…
PFAS/Safe Drinking Water Act: American Water Works Association Opening Brief Challenging U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Drinking Water Regulations
The American Water Works Association (“AWWA”) and the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (“ASMWA”) have filed their Opening Brief in a challenge to the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”) regulations setting National Primary Drinking…