Podcast - Hot Topics in Nuclear Waste
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a May 14th Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Federal Express Corporation (“Federal Express”). See Case No. HWM 24-0028....more
The Tennessee Division of Solid Waste Management (“TDSWM”) issued a February 7th Proposed Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to SRG Global Coatings, LLC (“SRG”). See Case No. HWM 24-0024. The Order provides that...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Sanmina Corporation (“SC”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste Regulations. See Consent Order No....more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Pinnacle Manufacturing, LLC (“Pinnacle”) entered into a March 5th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste regulations....more
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) issued a January 10th interpretive Letter addressing the application of the Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to the combustible liquid...more
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a January 7th Interpretive Letter a question regarding the Hazardous Materials Regulation’s (“HMR”) applicability to residue on...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Vorteq Coil Finishers, LLC (“Vorteq”) entered into a January 22nd Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in IMMCO Diagnostics (“ID”) entered into an October 3 expedited settlement agreement (“ESA”) addressing an alleged violation of the Resource Conservation Recovery Act...more
On January 17, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $9.5 million settlement with Stericycle, Inc. for Hazardous Waste Management Violations. The settlement resolves...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Klinger Paint Company, Inc. (“Klinger”) entered into a January 7th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Griswold Industries (“GI”) entered into a January 3rd Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued on November 15th a Proposed Director’s Order and Assessment (“OA”) to Tradebe Treatment and Recycling of Tennessee, LLC (“TTRT”) addressing alleged...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a December 16th Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Cymer-Dayton, LLC (“CD”). See Case No. HWM 24-0022. The Order provides that CD conducts...more
The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a November 2024 report titled: Hazardous Waste: EPA Should Take Additional Actions to Encourage Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities to Manage...more
The Baltic and International Maritime Council ("BIMCO"), in conjunction with Bangladesh, India, Norway, Pakistan and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), submitted a document to the International Maritime Organization...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. (“Safety-Kleen”) entered into a December 22nd Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. (“Safety-Kleen”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste Regulations. See...more
The Cement Kiln Recycling Coalition (“CKRC”) submitted November 21st comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA”) addressing the following Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”) titled: ...more
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 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
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) is circulating a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) Hazardous Waste Generator Reminder which references a March 14th...more
On New Year’s Eve, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed New York’s “Cumulative Impacts” bill into law, making New York the second state in the nation to require assessment of “cumulative impacts” affecting certain...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and American Transportation Solutions, LLC (“ATS”) entered into a December 14th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Alabama Hazardous Waste...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and AGROdeviate, LLC, (“AGROdeviate”) entered into a September 29th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and United States Army Garrison – Redstone Arsenal (“RSA”) entered into a June 15th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste...more