Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order Addressing Dayton Specialty Organic Chemical Manufacturing Facility
December 19, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a December 16th Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Cymer-Dayton, LLC (“CD”). See Case No. HWM 24-0022. The Order provides that CD conducts specialty organic chemical manufacturing at a facility in Dayton, Tennessee…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of England Enter into Consent Administrative Order
December 19, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of England, Arkansas entered into a November 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System…
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Annual Results for Fiscal Year 2024: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issue Report
December 18, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued on December 5th a press release publishing a report titled: Enforcement and Compliance Annual Results for Fiscal Year 2024 (“Report”). The Report provides for fiscal year 2024 various activities of the EPA in terms of civil and…
95th Arkansas General Assembly: Senate Bill 10 Pre-Filed Addressing Water Usage/Electric Grid Impact by Digital Asset Mining
December 18, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The 95th Arkansas General Assembly will convene on January 13, 2025. Bill filing began on November 15th. Senator Bryan King of Green Forest has introduced Senate Bill 10. The stated purpose of the Bill is to regulate the impact on water usage and the electric grid by the following: Blockchain…
Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Mobile Sawmill Facility Enter into Consent Order
December 18, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Scotch and Gulf Lumber, LLC (“Scotch”) entered into a December 11th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Air Act Title V Major Source Operating Permit. Scotch is described as operating a sawmill facility in…