The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) submitted comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on November 22 addressing the following Advance Notice of...more
The Alliance for Chemical Distribution (“ACD”) submitted comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on November 17th addressing the following Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”): ...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it is planning to propose new rules to:
. . . improve the management and recycling of end-of-life solar panels and lithium batteries....more
Veolia North America (“VNA”) issued a November 7th news release announcing the installation of a solar energy system at its Gum Springs, Arkansas, hazardous waste treatment facility.
The solar energy panel array is...more
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) issued a November 2023 report titled:
Hazardous Waste Management Program Implementation Costs Report (“Report”) -
The Report was...more
11/9/2023
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Solid Waste ,
Waste Management
Earthjustice and a number of other organizations sent the United States Environmental Protection (“EPA”) a document on August 31st styled:
60-day Notice of Intent to Sue for Failure to Perform Non-Discretionary Duty...more
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in an August 28th letter the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to the maintenance of Department of...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and RAM Aircraft, L.C. (“RAM”) entered into a July 22nd Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violation of the Resource Conservation and...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Phillips 66 Company (“Phillips 66”) entered into a September 15th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource...more
The New York Attorney General (“AG”) and New York Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner (collectively, “AG”) announced in a September 14th news release the convictions of ALPCO Recycling, Inc., Alton Plumb,...more
9/25/2023
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New York ,
Recycling ,
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Waste Disposal
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and Textron Inc. (“TI”) entered into a Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of the Louisiana Hazardous Waste Regulations. See Settlement...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Crider Aircraft Painting, Inc., (“CAP”) entered into an August 14th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more
The California Attorney General and six State District Attorneys entered into a Settlement (styled “Stipulation for Entry of Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction”) on September 8th with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.,...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Parker Hannifin Corporation (“PHC”) entered into a July 19th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Department of Environmental...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and United States Army, Pine Bluff Arsenal (“U.S.”) entered into a July 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing actions...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (“Court”) addressed in a July 25th decision an issue involving the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) hazardous waste characteristic of corrosivity....more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued May 5th Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) guidance titled:
Allowing Remote Signers for Electronic Manifests (“Guidance”)...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") and Advance Stores Company, Inc. and Advance Auto Distribution Center ("Advance" collectively") entered into a May 19th Consent Agreement ("CA") addressing alleged...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a May 24th Guidance Memorandum titled:
Lithium Battery Recycling Regulatory Status and Frequently Asked Questions (“Memorandum”)...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) circulated a May 4th email reminder to Arkansas Hazardous Waste Generators regarding the due date for remittance for Remedial Action...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Fairbanks Memorial Hospital (“FMH”) entered into a November 2nd Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued an April 12th proposed Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Ultra Tech Extrusions of Tennessee, Inc. (“Ultra Tech”) addressing alleged...more
A United States District Court (C.D. California) (“Court”) addressed in a March 22nd Order an issue arising out of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Conservation, and Liability (“CERCLA”) exemption for federally...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and HF Sinclair El Dorado Refining LLC (“Sinclair”) entered into a March 6th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource...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
3/30/2023
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Climate Change ,
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PFAS ,
Pollution Control ,
RCRA ,
Solid Waste ,
Waste Management