Waste Management, Solid Waste, Clean Air Act

Biomass Processed to Make Biochar Product: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Interpretive Letter

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/20/2025

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressed in a June 23rd Interpretive Letter a request for a non-waste determination under the non-hazardous secondary material (“NHSM”) rule in 40 CFR part 241....more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/14/2025

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

Title V/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Order Denying Petition Objecting to Rochester, New Hampshire Solid...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/18/2024

The Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an August 16th Order Denying a Petition Objecting to the issuance of a Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit (“Permit”) for the Turnkey...more

Title V/Clean Air Act: Petition to Object Filed Addressing Rochester, New Hampshire Solid Waste Facility Permit

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/16/2024

Sixteen individuals (collectively, “Petitioners”) filed a February 9th Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) related to Waste Management of New Hampshire,...more

Draft U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Enforcement and Compliance Document for Years 2024-2027: Association of State...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/30/2023

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

Discarded Carpet/Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Addresses Whether Material Constitutes a...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/14/2019

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in a March 21st letter addressed a request to determine whether certain discarded carpet that a company plans to process into fuel would be considered a solid waste...more

Emission Guidelines for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills: Multistate Coalition Comments to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/10/2019

A multistate coalition submitted January 3rd comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) opposing a proposed rule denominated as...more

Treated Railroad Ties/Non-Hazardous Secondary Material Rule: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Final Rule

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/12/2018

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in a February 7th Federal Register notice issued a final rule amending the Non-Hazardous Secondary Material Rule (“NHSMR”) to add certain treated railroad ties...more

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