Act 1009 was signed by Governor Sanders which amends the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act to require revocation of a permit for the disposal of industrial waste in an agricultural or pastoral application for a...more
5/22/2025
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Air Pollution ,
Arkansas ,
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Act 578 has been signed by the Governor which would authorize the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission (“NRC”) to issue certain general obligation bonds.
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Three individuals (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed on April 18th a class action Complaint (“Complaint”) against Eco-Vista, LLC (“Eco-Vista”), in the Circuit Court of Washington County, Arkansas. See 72CV-25-1748....more
4/25/2025
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Class Action ,
Common Law Claims ,
Damages ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Landfills ,
Negligence ,
Nuisance ,
Pollution Control ,
Waste Management
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) submitted testimony to the United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Other Related Agencies.
The...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. (“OB”) entered into an April 8th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and TCI of Alabama, LLC (“TCI”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) to address alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste regulations. See Consent Order No....more
H.B. 177 has been submitted into the 2025 General Session of the Utah Legislature addressing recycling of glass....more
House Bill 381 was introduced on March 4th into the Alabama legislature which would provide certain incentives for utilization of recyclable materials. ...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery issued a January 17th memorandum titled:
Response to Region 1 Request Regarding PCB Bulk Product Waste Storage...more
Senate Bill 726 has been introduced into the 83rd Oregon Legislative Assembly which would address municipal solid waste landfills.
The Bill would require the owner or operator of a municipal solid waste landfill to...more
3/5/2025
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Environmental Policies ,
Landfills ,
Methane ,
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Reporting Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Sustainability ,
Waste Management
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a January 17th Proposed Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Sherwin-Williams Company (“Sherwin-Williams”) addressing alleged violations of the...more
1/24/2025
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a report titled:
An Assessment of the U.S. Recycling System: Financial Estimates to Modernize Material Recovery Infrastructure (“Report”)....more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Klinger Paint Company, Inc. (“Klinger”) entered into a January 7th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource...more
1/20/2025
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RCRA ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Waste Management
The National Waste & Recycling Association (“NWRA”) and the Solid Waste Association of North America (“SWANA”) released a January 2025 Policy Statement that is stated to address what is described as the:
…critical issue...more
The Massachusetts Attorney General (“AG”) on behalf of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts filed on October 16th a civil action in the Superior Court alleging that:
…Feedback Earth, Inc. (“Feedback Earth”) is generating...more
1/14/2025
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Enforcement ,
Environmental Policies ,
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Permits ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Solid Waste ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Waste Management
The United States Department of Energy’s (“DOE”) Bioenergy Technologies Office and Vehicle Technologies Office issued a January 10th news release announcing $6.9 million in funding for:
…nine projects to support local...more
1/14/2025
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Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Projects ,
Funding ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Infrastructure ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Fuel ,
Sustainability ,
Waste Management
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials Document (“ASTSWMO”) has produced a document titled:
Quick Reference Guide Community Considerate Cleanups (“Guide”)....more
The National Association for PET Container Resources (“NAPCOR”) issued a document titled:
2023 PET RECYCLING REPORT (“Report”). ...more
The Recycling Materials Association (“ReMA”) and 67 other organizations sent a November 19th letter to the following U.S. House of Representatives and Senate leaders supporting the advancement of the Recycling Infrastructure...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Omega Waste Management, Inc. (“Omega”) entered into a November 27th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Used Oil Regulations. See...more
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) submitted comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressing a Solar Panel and Lithium Battery Universal...more
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (“IDNR”) has issued a June 2024 Report titled:
2022 Iowa Landfill Material Analysis (“Report”).
The Report was prepared by SCS Engineers....more
The Association for State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) published a position paper titled:
DATA QUALITY ISSUES WITHIN THE HAZARDOUS WASTE e-MANIFEST SYSTEM (“Position Paper”)....more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) opened on October 25th a Non-regulatory Public Docket addressing municipal solid waste landfills....more
Co-Author Megan Halford The Court of Appeals of Indiana (“Court”) addressed in an August 14th Opinion an issue arising out of the application of a local zoning ordinance to the construction of a scrap metal recycling...more