Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding/Clean Air Act: Environmental Organizations/25 States Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Various environmental organizations, 25 states, and a number of local governments (collectively, “EDF”) sent a June 12th document to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) titled: Notice of Intent to Sue to Compel Agency Action on Petitions for Reconsideration of the Rescission…
Section 319(h) Clean Water Act Section Grant Program: Arkansas Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Division Announces $3.17 Million in Funding
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Division (“NRD”) announced that it has been awarded $3,175,000 through the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s 2026 Clean Water Act Section 319(h) Grant Program. NRD states that the funds will: … support statewide projects that…
Storage Tank Enforcement: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Notice of Civil Penalty Assessment/Order Addressing Medford Facility
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (“ODEQ”) issued a May 28th Notice of Civil Penalty Assessment and Order (“Notice”) to C & J Super Service, Inc. (“CJ”) alleging violations of the Oregon underground storage tank (“UST”) rules. See Case No. LQ/UST-WR-2025-524. The Notice provides that…
New Source Review/Minor Sources: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule to Streamline State and Local Permitting Process
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed a rule to: … streamline the New Source Review (“NSR”) permitting process for minor sources by eliminating the minimum federal regulatory requirements for public participation. The proposed rule is stated to make decisions about…
Stormwater Enforcement/Wastewater Enforcement Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Kosciusko Structural Steel Manufacturing Facility Enter Into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MSEQ”) and Attala Steel Industries, LLC (“ASI”) entered into a May 20 Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Permit. See Order No. 7710 26. The AO…