Aboveground Storage Tanks: Where Are We Now?
Meet Your Deadlines: West Virginia AST Act Challenges
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“PADEP”) published guidance regarding registering and permitting storage tanks that contain perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”). This...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Sasol Chemicals (USA) LLC (“Sasol”) entered into a June 23rd Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing an alleged violation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,...more
Manufacturing facilities commonly store various chemical substances in aboveground storage tanks. Most facilities ensure chemical storage areas are equipped with proper secondary containment measures to prevent releases of...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) entered into a September 12th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) with a Salina, Kansas, underground storage tank (“UST”) owner addressing an alleged violation of...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and S & H Food Mart, LLC (“S & H”) entered into a July 5th Expedited Settlement Agreement and Final Order (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Subtitle...more
Oil and gas companies affected by the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM's) 2016 Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation rule, known as the "Venting and Flaring Rule," are (mostly) breathing...more
Most companies know that the environmental impacts of their operations are regulated by the federal government (primarily the US Environmental Protection Agency) and various state governments (in Oregon, primarily the Oregon...more
In March 2016, we predicted that the Aboveground Storage Tank Act (“AST Act”) and changes to the Natural Gas Horizontal Well Control Act (“Horizontal Well Act”) legislative rules would be approved by the West Virginia...more
On July 20, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released revisions to its interpretation of the rule, 16 C.F.R. §802.5, that exempts certain acquisitions of “investment rental property assets” from reportability under...more
Spilman Thomas & Battle attorneys have been following developments and changes in the Aboveground Storage Tank Act since it was first introduced in the West Virginia Legislature in 2014. The 2015 Regular Session saw a lot of...more