The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Chemical Waste Management, Inc. (“CWMI”) entered into a February 27th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama hazardous waste...more
The Court of Appeals of Alabama (“Court”) addressed in a December 13th opinion a challenge to a Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) decision to grant a permit allowing the expansion and modification of a...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 National Waste & Recycling Association and Solid Waste Association of North America (collectively “Associations”) have jointly issued two documents addressing closed Municipal Solid Waste (“MSW”) landfills and the issue...more
Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) Charles Moulton issued Order No. 2 in the C & H Hog Farms, Inc. (“C & H”) Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) proceedings which denied C & H’s Motion to Continue...more
C & H Hog Farms, Inc., (“C & H”) filed a December 7th Motion to Continue Preliminary Hearing (“Motion”) that had been scheduled by Administrative Law Judge Charles Moulton. See Docket No. 18-004-P. C & H is challenging the...more
The Buffalo River Watershed Alliance, Inc., Arkansas Canoe Club, Ozark Society, Inc., and Five Individuals (collectively “BRWA”) filed a December 18th Motion to Intervene and Request for Hearing (“Motion”) in C & H Hog Farm’s...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
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”) 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
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Blue Ridge Solvents & Coatings, Inc. (“Blue Ridge”) entered into a February 9th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of Resource Conservation and...more