The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) issued on August 24, Part One of a document titled: Rate Establishment Guide for State Financial Assurance Funds (“Guide”)....more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Mr. Graham C. Coats entered into a May 15th Agreed Consent Order (“ACO”) addressing the alleged abandonment of waste tires. The ACO states that an...more
During arguments on Wednesday in the most significant environmental dispute before the U.S. Supreme Court this year, the Court's conservative justices expressed skepticism over the Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to...more
In a new study, researchers from NYU, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and Defend Our Health have estimated the costs of plastic exposure on the U.S. healthcare system. In 2018, several common endocrine disruptors, a...more
The Environmental Protection Agency on Oct. 19 released new reports regarding the impact of methane emissions from food waste. As previously discussed in this space[i], many states have passed regulations to address methane...more
Earthjustice filed a December 21st Petition for Writ of Mandamus (“Petition”) before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“Court”) asking that the United States Environmental Protection...more
We are now starting to see older installed solar panels being upgraded with newer more efficient panels as well as solar panels that are reaching the end of their useful life. ...more
A new rule will take effect in California on January 1, 2021 that will allow generators of decommissioned solar panels (photovoltaic or PV modules) to manage them more economically as universal waste as opposed to hazardous...more
Focus - Narrowed definition of waters subject to Clean Water Act will reduce number of federally-regulated waterbodies in California - Los Angeles Times – January 23 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...more
California Readies for Statewide Extended Producer Responsibility for Pharma Waste - The sale of needles (sharps) and pharmaceutical drugs in California is estimated to be on the order of $50 billion per year. Significant...more
The sale of needles (sharps) and pharmaceutical drugs in California is estimated to be on the order of $50 billion per year. Significant concerns have been raised about adverse impacts of wastes generated from the use of...more
In a new effort to clarify the breadth of exemptions for farm animal waste emission reporting, EPA has proposed a rule that exempts such emissions from the reporting requirements under the Emergency Planning and Community...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced in a September 7th news release that William Wehrum has been nominated by the Trump Administration to serve as Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air...more
On November 12, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other environmental and scientific experts to create the Nutrient Recycling...more
On August 26, 2015, seven environmental groups (“Environmental Parties”) issued a Notice of Intent to Sue (“NOI”) United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator Gina McCarthy for EPA’s failure to meet its...more
The U.S. EPA’s efforts to develop a new regulatory path for coal ash (“Coal Combustion Residuals” or “CCR”) by regulating the material either as a hazardous waste or as a solid but non-hazardous waste, are nearing a...more
EPA’s efforts to regulate certain types of wastes as hazardous wastes -- some decades in the making -- are starting to see the light of day. Ranging from “very hot” to “simmering,” a number of EPA’s rules under the Resource...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a “pre-publication” Notice of Data Availability for Hazardous Waste Management in the Retail Sector (the “Notice”), to be published in theFederal Register. The Notice...more
For many years, both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) have wrestled with the practical question of how solvent-contaminated wipes should be...more
On December 19, 2013, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule revising the definition of hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), to conditionally exclude carbon dioxide...more
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is likely to spend more time and effort on promulgating new regulations than pursuing enforcement during 2014. The agency has acknowledged that budget cuts will affect the number of...more
On July 22, 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it had finalized a rule revising the definition of solid waste to conditionally exclude solvent-contaminated wipes that are cleaned and reused,...more
PCBs were domestically manufactured from 1929 until their manufacture was banned in the United States in 1979. Due to their non-flammability, chemical stability, high boiling point, and electrical insulating properties, PCBs...more
In a decision on Tuesday that must have sent shivers down the spine of every coal company executive, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals restored EPA’s authority to withdraw the specification of streams for the disposal of...more
Boiler owners beware – EPA has “finalized” its Boiler MACT, GACT, CISWI and NHSM rules and the compliance clocks have begun ticking. EPA expects the rules to affect about 200,000 boilers and that annualized compliance costs...more