The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Beebe, Arkansas, (“Beebe”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Ashberry Landfill, LLC (“Ashberry Landfill”) entered into a December 16th Special Order by Consent (“Order”) addressing alleged violations of a Solid Waste...more
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) issued on October 5th a report addressing underground storage tank(“UST”) inspections conducted by state UST programs. The report was...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the January 12th Federal Register a Request for Public Comment on the National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives (“NECIs”) it is proposing for fiscal...more
On New Year’s Eve, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed New York’s “Cumulative Impacts” bill into law, making New York the second state in the nation to require assessment of “cumulative impacts” affecting certain...more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and BFI Waste Systems of Mississippi, LLC (“BFI”) entered into a November 14th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged air and solid waste violations. See Order No....more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and AGROdeviate, LLC, (“AGROdeviate”) entered into a September 29th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and EcoSouth Services of Mobile, LLC (“EcoSouth Services”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of a solid waste permit. See Consent...more
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has promulgated its proposed regulation of “hazardous waste pharmaceuticals,” i.e., pharmaceutical residues discarded from health care facilities which also meet EPA’s long-standing...more
NEW REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS - Federal - Final 2014 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan and 2014 Annual Effluent Guidelines Review Report EPA is announcing the availability of its Final 2014 Effluent Guidelines...more