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Multimedia Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Broussard Oil Services Storage/Distribution Center Enter...

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and Clariant Corporation (“CC”) entered into a Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of the hazardous waste, SPCC, and stormwater...more

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Transportation/Used Oil Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Montgomery Waste Transportation Company...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Sun Coast Resources, LLC (“SCR”) entered into an August 7th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing the violation of certain Alabama regulations concerning...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Hernando Automotive Products Formulator Enter...

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Niteo Products LLC (“NP”) entered into a June 17th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of the Mississippi Hazardous Waste Regulations. See Order...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Brewton Railcar Repair Facility Enter into Consent...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Frit Car, Inc. (“FCI”) entered into an August 6th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste Regulations. See Consent...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order/Assessment

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a May 19th Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Dry Clean Super Center (“DCSC”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Hazardous Waste...more

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Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Middletown, Pennsylvania Scrap Recycler Enter Into Expedited...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Shemas Iron Works (“SIW”) entered into a June 30th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. See Docket No.:...more

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Solid Waste Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Elaine...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Elaine, Arkansas entered into an April 17th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order/Assessment Addressing Memphis...

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

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Tracy, California Glass Container Manufacturing Facility...

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

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Pell City Electrical Equipment Recycling Facility...

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

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Director's Order and Assessment...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a January 17th Proposed Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Sherwin-Williams Company (“Sherwin-Williams”) addressing alleged violations of the...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Cedar Rapids, Iowa Industrial Paint Manufacturer Enter into...

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

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Odor/Air Enforcement: Massachusetts Attorney General Files Judicial Action Against Grafton Animal Feed Dehydrator Operation

The Massachusetts Attorney General (“AG”) on behalf of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts filed on October 16th a civil action in the Superior Court alleging that: …Feedback Earth, Inc. (“Feedback Earth”) is generating...more

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Used Oil Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Patterson, Louisiana Headquartered Waste Transportation...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Omega Waste Management, Inc. (“Omega”) entered into a November 27th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Used Oil Regulations. See...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Sumter County Commercial Hazardous Waste...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Chemical Waste Management, Inc. (“CWMI”) entered into a February 27th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama hazardous waste...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Fort Payne Automotive Part Manufacturing Facility...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Plasman ALA, LLC (“Plasman”) entered into a November 1st Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the ADEM Administrative Code addressing the...more

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Underground Storage Tanks/State Compliance Violations: Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials...

The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) issued on October 5th a report addressing underground storage tank(“UST”)  inspections conducted by state UST programs. The report was...more

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Pretreatment Enforcement/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Woodridge, New York, Egg Processing Facility...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Newburg Egg Processing Corp. (“Newburg”) entered into a May 19th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order Addressing Rocky Top Office...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued an April 12th proposed Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Ultra Tech Extrusions of Tennessee, Inc. (“Ultra Tech”) addressing alleged...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - October 2022 #4

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UPS to pay $5.3M fine, correct hazardous waste violations in settlement with EPA - ABC News – October 19 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday announced that it reached a settlement with United Parcel...more

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European Commission Launches Call for Evidence on Revisions to Key EU Environmental Frameworks

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The consultations invite stakeholders’ views on the Environmental Liability Directive and the Waste Framework Directive. In May 2022, the European Commission (Commission) issued public consultations in relation to the...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Land Disposal Restrictions Guidance: RCRA Permits/Waste Analysis Plans/Inspection Sampling

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an April 2022 Resource Conservation Recovery Act (“RCRA”) Information Bulletin titled: Ensuring and Determining Compliance with Land Disposal Restrictions...more

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No-Discharge Permit/Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Southark Disposals Group, LLC (“Southark”) entered into a May 17th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

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Shumaker Environmental Update, April 2021

Interested Parties Review of Draft Hazardous Waste Management Rules: Ohio EPA has made a package of draft amended and no-change Hazardous Waste Management Program rules available for review by Interested Parties. The package...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Western Illinois University Enter into Consent Agreement and...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Western Illinois University (“Western”) entered into a February 11th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Illinois...more

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