Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Houston County Bulk Gasoline Plant Enter into Consent Order
September 24, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Home Oil Company, Inc. (“Home”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Alabama Air regulations. The CO provides that Home is the owner and/or operator of a bulk gasoline plant in Houston County…
Nitrate Monitoring/Public Water System: Berks County Mobile Home Park Challenges Comprehensive Operation Permit Condition Before Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board
September 23, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Eugene H. Wolfgang Enterprises, Inc. Country View MP (“Country View”) filed a September 18th Notice of Appeal (“Notice”) before the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearings Board seeking review of a condition in the Comprehensive Operation Permit (“Permit”) it reissued for Country View’s Public Water…
SPCC/Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Homer, Alaska Bulk Plant Enter into Consent Agreement
September 23, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and PETRO 49, INC. (“Petro”) entered into a September 8th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (“SPCC”) regulations. See Docket No. CWA-10-2025-0136. The CA…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Sharp County Non-Municipal Wastewater Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
September 23, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and St. Joseph's Utility Operating Company, LLC (“St. Joseph’s”) entered into a May 15 Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge…
Bipartisan Environmental Permitting Reform Framework: U.S. House of Representatives Problem Solvers Caucus Announces Release
September 22, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States House of Representatives Problem Solvers Caucus (“PSC”) issued what it describes as a “Permitting Reform Framework” (“Framework”). The stated objective is to eventually turn the “Framework” into legislation. The PSC describes itself as a group of Members of Congress: …split…