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Managing Solid Waste Challenges in the Energy Transition

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The transition to sustainable energy in the United States is reshaping how we create, store, and use energy – especially electricity – and the landscape is changing rapidly. This shift introduces new waste management...more

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U.S. EPA Issues FAQ Memo on Lithium-Ion Battery Management Under RCRA

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As lithium-based batteries become more prevalent in everything from electric vehicles (EVs) to industrial-scale batteries, as well as e-scooters and personal electronics, more questions arise regarding how to properly manage...more

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Coal Combustion Residuals/RCRA: Earthjustice Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Alleged Failure to...

Earthjustice on behalf of a number of environmental organizations sent a February 7th letter to United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator Andrew Wheeler styled...more

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EPA Promulgates “Streamlined System” for Managing Hazardous Waste Aerosol Cans

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Last week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a “streamlined system” for managing hazardous waste aerosol cans as Universal Waste. The Agency believes that the new system will be...more

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DC Circuit Upholds EPA’s Latest RCRA Recycling Rule

On July 2, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decided the case of California Communities Against Toxics, et al. v. EPA. In this decision, the court rejected the latest petition to strike or...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Medication or Hazardous Waste? EPA Creates Significant New Requirements for Managing Unused Pharmaceuticals

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On December 11, 2018, U.S. EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed a new hazardous waste pharmaceutical rule. The final rule retains a proposed requirement, opposed by industry, that prescription pharmaceuticals sent...more

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Management of Household Pharmaceuticals Collected by Law Enforcement During Take-Back Events/Programs: September 11th U.S....

Barnes Johnson, Director of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (“RCRA”) authored a September 11th memorandum titled: Management of Household...more

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Environmental Groups Argue Sham Recycling Rule Should Be Recycled by EPA Rather Than Partially Discarded by Court

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EPA promulgated a final rule in 2015 redefining “solid waste” under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) to curb sham recycling (the “Rule”). In the August 2017 issue of Environmental Notes, we reported that...more

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Court Overturns Much of EPA’s 2015 Definition of Solid Waste Rule

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On July 7, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit dealt EPA another blow to its over-zealous attempts to regulate as hazardous waste the hazardous secondary materials (HSM) that are...more

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EPA'S Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals Rules May Impose Significant Burdens on Health Care Facilities - Comment Period Runs Until...

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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

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