Podcast - Hot Topics in Nuclear Waste
On July 23, 2025, the White House issued an Executive Order titled “Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure.” Released alongside “America’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan,” the Order reflects a...more
The Association of State And Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) has issued a June 2025 document titled: ASTSWMO 2025 HAZARDOUS WASTE FUNDING FACT SHEET (“Fact Sheet”)....more
The proposal could accelerate the permitting process for carbon capture and storage projects in the state. On June 9, 2025, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed a proposed rule that, if approved, would...more
The proposal could accelerate the permitting process for projects in the state, including carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects....more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and TCI of Alabama, LLC (“TCI”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) to address 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 United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Yenkin-Majestic Paint Corporation (“YMPC”) entered into a February 19th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged Resource Conservation Recovery...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 Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) addressed in a January 26th letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) a question regarding a draft memorandum the...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
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 Commercial Jet Services LLC (“CJS”) entered into an April 21st Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama hazardous waste regulations. See...more
The United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (“Court”) in a March 31st Order addressed a dispute regarding a state-issued hazardous waste disposal permit. See United States v. N.M. Env’t Dep’t, No. CV 19-46...more
If you are operating in a state where your governor has issued a stay at home order (NY, NJ, CT, CA, PA, IL, OH, MI, LA, DE, KY, WI) and you have been forced to suspend or shutdown some or all of your operations, it is...more
Vickery Environmental, Inc. (“Vickery”) filed an October 7th Petition for Review (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) challenging certain conditions...more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Channel Chemical Company (“CCC”) entered into a March 29th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged used oil, hazardous waste, and wastewater violations. See...more
The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked implementation of President Obama’s signature plan to address climate change pending a decision by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on the plan’s legality. The Clean Power Plan is being...more
FERC Shares Best Practices for Stakeholder Outreach in Gas Project Permitting - The dramatic increase in domestic energy production over the past several years has resulted in the involvement of the Federal Energy...more