American Cement air permit

Location: North Valley Albuquerque

Opposing Parties: American Cement

Initiation Date: December 2009

Status: COMPLETED - Our clients, with assistance of the NMELC, arrived at a settlement with American Cement obtaining major environmental protection.

Clients/Partners: Greater Gardner Neighborhood Assoc.

Attorneys: Jonathan Block

Issues:

Assist neighbors in a North Valley neighborhood of Albuquerque protest an air quality permit for the expansion of the American Cement transfer station located in the middle of their community. The new permit allows the transfer station to drastically increase emissions and change its hours of operation from 11 hours a day/6 days a week, to “operating continuously” 24 hours a day. Our clients are concerned that the up-tick of activity will degrade the already polluted air over their neighborhood.

Latest News:

03/10/2010 - The Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board unanimously approved the settlement between our clients and American Cement obtaining major environmental protection.

02/26/2010 - The NMELC filed a settlement for our clients with the Albuquerque-Bernalillo Air Quality Control Board today. Our clients obtained major environmental protection that were lacking in the permit that the Air Quality Division issued last fall. The settlement will go before the Board on a motion for approval and dismissal of the appeal on March 10, 2010. Read more.

02/05/2010 - The hearing in front of the board has been postponed pending an attempt to arrive at a mediated settlement of the case.

01/11/2010 - Public hearing in front of the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board is scheduled for February 22nd.

Case Files:

02/26/2010 - Filing Settlement and Moving for approval of Settlement and Dismissal of Appeal with Prejudice