The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) issued a June 13 decision addressing a Petition for Review of a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) permit related to a...more
Used Oil/Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and Chattanooga, Tennessee Regional Medical Center Enter into Consent Order
The Tennessee Department of Environment and...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Clean Harbors El Dorado, LLC (“Clean Harbors”) entered into a May 17th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of
Arkansas Pollution...more
A United States District Court (Western District of Washington) addressed the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) request for access to real property in King County, Washington to undertake certain...more
The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (“DTSC“) is proposing to include photovoltaic modules (“PV”) on the list of hazardous wastes eligible to be managed as universal waste.
PV modules are commonly...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in a March 21st letter addressed a request to determine whether certain discarded carpet that a company plans to process into fuel would be considered a solid waste...more
The Court of Appeals of Indiana “Court“ in an April 18th opinion addressed a zoning question associated with a cement kiln’s desire to utilize liquid waste derived fuels (“LWDF”). See Essroc Cement Corp v. Clark County Board...more
The American Chemistry Council (“ACC”) referenced in a April 17th news release the availability of a Center for the Polyurethanes Industry TDI Emission Calculator (“TDI Calculator”).
The TDI Calculator is described as a...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has received thousands of comments in the Administrative Docket for the proposed revisions to the Clean Water Act definition of Waters of the United States (“WOTUS”)....more
4/30/2019
/ Audubon Society ,
Clean Water Act ,
Clean Water Rule ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Hazardous Waste ,
Navigable Waters ,
Notice and Comment ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Rescission ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands
he Appeals Court of Massachusetts (“Appellate Court”) addressed in an April 12th opinion whether a malpractice action against a former engineering firm and its owner was barred by the statute of limitations. See Cedar Crest...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has received thousands of comments in the Administrative Docket for the proposed revisions to the Clean Water Act definition of Waters of the United States (“WOTUS”)....more
4/26/2019
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Clean Water Act ,
Comment Period ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Hazardous Waste ,
Jurisdiction ,
NPDES ,
Proposed Amendments ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands
I undertook a presentation on April 17th at the Arkansas Environmental Federation Regulated Waste Seminar titled:
Solid and Hazardous Waste Judicial/Regulatory Developments: 2018 – 2019 -
The discussion addressed...more
4/23/2019
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Coal ,
Drones ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Hazardous Waste ,
Manufacturers ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
PHMSA ,
RCRA ,
Recycling ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Solid Waste ,
Superfund ,
Waste Management
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Armtec Countermeasures Co. (“ACC”) entered into a March 29th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) to address alleged violations of Arkansas Pollution Control &...more
This Presentation addresses two of the issues relevant to the solid waste management industry associated with Arkansas’s enactment of the Medical Marijuana Amendment (“AMMA”):
- Employee issues associated with the legal use...more
4/2/2019
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Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Dispensaries ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hazardous Waste ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Cultivation ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Pesticides ,
Popular ,
Safe Drug Disposal ,
Solid Waste ,
Waste Disposal
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) announced in a March 19th news release that it was reorganizing the Hazardous Waste and Solid Waste Management programs.
The rationale for the reorganization is to:
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A United States District Court (E.D. Louisiana) (“Court”) addressed in a March 11th Order an affirmative defense raised in opposition to a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) citizen suit enforcement action. See...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a February 25th revised Project Notification titled:
Impact of Toxic Release Inventory Late Reporters on EPA’s Annual TRI...more
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a February 14th news release stating that Gary Alfred Sayers and his company, Electro-Plating Services Inc. (“EPSI”) pleaded guilty to a felony charge of illegal storage...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a February 8th Federal Register Notice addressing the federal agency’s plan to submit an Information Collection Request (“ICR”) addressing:
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The United States Court of Appeals (Seventh Circuit) (“Court”) addressed in a January 16th opinion an appeal of a denial by the United States District Court regarding an issue associated with injection of hazardous waste acid...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and the University of Alabama (“UofA”) entered into a Consent Order to address alleged violations of certain provisions of the ADEM Administrative Code related to...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Monarch Ceramic Tile, Inc., (“Monarch”) entered into a January 8th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of the ADEM Admin. Code related to...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Tox Path Specialists, LLC (“TPS”) entered into a December 26th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training publishes an environmental Case Crimes Bulletin (“Bulletin”) that summarizes publicized investigative activity...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Giant Resource Recovery-Attalla, Inc. (“Giant”) entered into a November 15th Special Order by Consent (“Order”) addressing alleged violations of certain...more