2BInformed: Engaging with EPA, OSHA’s New Regulation, and Asbestos
Owners and operators of facilities damaged or destroyed by the recent Los Angeles-area wildfires should be aware of the risks posed by toxic contaminant releases during cleanup and, in particular, the regulatory requirements...more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) issued a March 15th Order to Dr. Mayier Kahn. See Order No. 7316 24. The Order addresses the demolition site at Hotel O located in Jackson, Mississippi....more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Waldo, Arkansas (“Waldo”) entered into a March 1st Consent Administrative Order addressing alleged violations of Arkansas...more
The Tennessee Division of Air Pollution Control (“Division”) and Providence Builders, LLC (“Providence”), entered into a July 5th Settlement Agreement and Order (“Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Car-Son Construction, LLC (“Car-Son”) entered into a June 16th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more
On 23 March 2023 the UK Competition and Markets Authority (‘CMA’) issued an announcement that it has issued fines totalling nearly £60m to 10 construction firms for illegally colluding to rig bids for demolition and asbestos...more
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a May 11th proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to the Town of Selmer, Tennessee (“Selmer”). See Case No. APC21-0180. ...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and North Village, Inc. (“NVI”), entered into a September 2nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Central Arkansas Construction & Development, LLC (“CACD”) entered into an August 16th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”)...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Mississippi County Hospital System (“Mississippi System”) entered into a June 18th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”)...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Red Line Contractors, LLC, (“Redline”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of...more
Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Moser Construction, LLC, (“Moser”) entered into a June 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and National Carbon Capture Center (“Capture Center”) entered into a February 13th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Admin. Code related to...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environmental (Division of Environmental Quality) (“DEQ”) and Shannon Kee Construction, LLC, (“SKC”) entered into a November 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more
Lost profits, not part of unpaid contract balance, may be recoverable as consequential damages in contract claim, but cannot be included in lien. TSP Services Inc. v. National-Standard, LLC, 2019 BL 340267 (Mich. Ct. App....more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Michelle’s Excavating, Inc. (“MEI”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) is proposing to issue an Administrative Order (“AO”) to Covington Mall, LLC (“Covington”) addressing an alleged violation of the federal National Emission Standard...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Joe Harris Jr. Trucking Inc. Del-Ark Consulting (“Del-Ark”) entered into a March 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Primeco, LLC (“Primeco”) entered into a May 7th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) alleging violations of Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission...more
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a document titled Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) addressing alleged violations of Tennessee rules related to asbestos. The...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Keith Hammett Trucking & Construction L.L.C. (“KHTC”) entered into a June 28th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of certain...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Curtis Construction, Inc. (“CCI”) entered into a May 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of Arkansas Pollution Control and...more
A recent case before the New Jersey Appellate Court held that funds obtained from salvaged materials can be used to pay lien claimants. The case, NRG REMA LLC v. Creative Environmental Solutions Corp., (2018 WL 1937282)...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Mississippi County Road Department (“Road Department”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) on April 2nd addressing an alleged violation of the...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) issued an Administrative Order (“AO”) to Cork-Howard Construction Company, Inc. (“CHCC”). See Administrative Order No.: 18- ____-AP. CHCC is described as a...more