Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) Charles Moulton issued a July 10th Recommended Decision (“RD”) in administrative proceedings involving C & H Hog Farms, Inc....more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the United States Department of Navy (“Navy”) entered into a June 4th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“Consent Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of the...more
7/6/2018
/ Air Pollution ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consent Agreements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Violations ,
Hazardous Waste ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Large Generators ,
RCRA ,
Waste Management
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced on June 18th that it was approving the State of Oklahoma’s application to operate a permit program for disposal of coal combustion residuals (“CCRs”) in...more
6/26/2018
/ Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Landfills ,
Operational Permits ,
Proposed Rules ,
RCRA ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Utilities Sector ,
Waste Disposal ,
Waste Management ,
Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN)
The Solid Waste Association of North America (“SWANA”) issued what it describes as an “update” on the topic of:
China Waste Import Restrictions and Impacts on State and Local Recycling Programs (“Update”)
...more
The State of Vermont (by and through the Vermont Attorney General) (“Vermont”) and Moretown Landfill, Inc. (“MLI”) entered into a Consent Order and Final Judgment Order (“Consent Order”) addressing alleged violations...more
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals (“Court”) addressed in a May 14th opinion a constitutional challenge to a Wyoming City’s flow control ordinance. See Dirty Boyz Sanitation Serv. Inc., v. City of Rawlins, Wyoming, No....more
5/30/2018
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
Contract Amendments ,
Contracts Clause ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) ,
Landfills ,
Local Ordinance ,
Preemption ,
Solid Waste ,
Supremacy Clause ,
Waste Management
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) issued a May 11th Order addressing a proposed medical waste process facility. See Order No. 6851 18.
The Order provides that the Three Rivers Regional Solid...more
Ms. Jodi Reynolds-Coffelt undertook a presentation at the Arkansas Environmental Federation Regulated Waste Seminar titled:
Wildlife Habitat Programs – It’s Easier Than You Think (“Presentation”)
...more
Ms. Tammie J. Hynum of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) undertook a presentation at the Arkansas Environmental Federation Regulated Waste Seminar titled:
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology...more
The Regional Recycling & Waste Reduction District in Pulaski County (“District”) announced in a May 2nd news release that it has a new website.
The website is:
www. RegionalRecycling.org
...more
I undertook a presentation at the Arkansas Environmental Federation Regulated Waste Seminar titled:
Solid and Hazardous Waste/Recycling Developments: 2017-2018 (“Presentation”)
...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Kerry Biofunctional Ingredients, Inc. d/b/a Kerry Bio Sciences (“Kerry”) entered into an April 10th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of...more
Penny J. Wilson undertook a presentation at the Arkansas Environmental Federation Regulated Waste Seminar that addressed two topics related to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”):
Generator Improvements...more
4/25/2018
/ Department of Environmental Quality ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Large Generators ,
RCRA ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Small Generators ,
Solid Waste ,
Standard Operating Procedures ,
Waste Management
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and City University of New York (including Brooklyn College) (“CUNY”) entered into a March 8th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations...more
The parties litigating the denial by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) of a Regulation 5 permit for the C&H Hog Farms, Inc. (“C&H”) before the Arkansas Pollution Control of Ecology Commission have...more
The Arkansas Environmental Federation will hold its annual Regulated Waste Seminar on April 17th.
The seminar will be held in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the Holiday Inn – Airport.
...more
The State of Wisconsin legislative bodies (House and Senate) enacted Assembly Bill 789 (“Bill”) which is described as generally exempting pyrolysis and gasification facilities from certain laws relating to solid waste storage...more
A United States District Court (Northern District Oklahoma) addressed in a March 21st opinion procedural issues associated with a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) citizen suit action. See Krause v. General...more
3/29/2018
/ Article III ,
Environmental Violations ,
General Electric ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Landfills ,
RCRA ,
Standing ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Waste Management
The Arkansas Solid Waste Conference (“Conference”) will be held April 3rd – 5th.
The Conference will be held at the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel, 2 Riverfront Place, North Little Rock, Arkansas....more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) announced that it has scheduled workshops addressing the agency’s Tire Accountability Program....more
The Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety (“Citizens”) filed an Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) appeal under 40 C.F.R. §124.5(b) seeking review of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) denial of a...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a March 20th Federal Register Notice announcing a final rule establishing editorial and technical revisions to:
Measurement Methods from Various Waste...more
The Arkansas Solid Waste Conference (“Conference”) will be held April 3rd – 5th.
The Conference will be held at the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel, 2 Riverfront Place, North Little Rock, Arkansas....more
The Arkansas Environmental Federation will hold its annual Regulated Waste Seminar on April 17th.
The seminar will be held in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the Holiday Inn – Airport....more
As noted in previous posts (see previous posts of 03-13-18 and 03-14-18 here) House Bill (“H.B.”) 1007 and Senate Bill (“S.B.) 8 would add a subsection to a section of Subchapter 2 (Water Pollution) of the Arkansas Water and...more