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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) filed a Complaint, Compliance Order, and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing (“Complaint”) on June 16th to Jack’s Service Center (“JSC”) for alleged violations of the...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. (“OB”) entered into an April 8th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Patrick J. Kelly Drums, Inc. (“PJKD”) entered into a February 27th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource...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 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 federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) have published their 2025 increases to civil penalties....more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Arnette Polymers, LLC (“Arnette”) entered into an August 19th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Missouri hazardous...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Southern Galvanizing Company (“Southern”) entered into a March 26th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Federal and Maryland Hazardous...more
On September 28, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance ("OECA") released a memorandum announcing its new Climate Enforcement and Compliance Strategy....more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and JACAM Catalyst, LLC (“JACAM”) entered into a January 3rd Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Heritage Training and Shooting Center, LLC (“Heritage”) entered into a January 6th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and United Parcel Service (“UPS”) entered into an October 17th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”). See EPA Docket No. RCRA-06-2022-0942. The CAFO is...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Ruskin Company, Inc. (“RCI”) entered into an August 24th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste Regulations. See...more
Almost two years ago, we posted on the civil settlement of a dispute between the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) over a state-level enforcement action against Cannon Air Force...more
A United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrative Law Judge Christine Donelian Coughlin (“ALJ”) interpreted the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) term “manufacturing process unit” (“MPU”) in...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Johnstown Tube Laser, LLC, (doing business as Environmental Tank & Container) (“Johnstown”) entered into a Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations...more
On March 22, 2022, U.S. EPA released a new web tool designed to ensure that information regarding environmental violations and enforcement actions is more readily available to the public. The new tool, called ECHO Notify,...more
In August, we provided an overview of the recent increase in regulatory and private litigation activity around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), colloquially known as “forever chemicals,” and potential insurance...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (“7th Circuit”) addressed in an August 16th Opinion an issue arising out of a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) citizen suit action. See Schmucker v....more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Elm Plating Company (“EPC”) entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act...more
On April 10, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its latest coronavirus COVID-19 Guidance addressing cleanups and emergency response actions that are being conducted under various environmental laws,...more
EPA issues enforcement discretion policy during COVID-19 crisis - On March 26, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued guidance on how it will exercise its enforcement discretion in light of the COVID-19...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and AERC Acquisition Corporation dba AERC Recycling Solutions (“AERC”) entered into a February 25th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and National Retail Properties Trust (“NRPT”) entered into a January 29th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of certain Resource Conservation and...more