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The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and LEI, Inc. (“LEI”) entered into a Settlement Agreement (“SA”) addressed alleged violations of certain hazardous waste regulations. See SA-HE-23-0086....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
New York's groundbreaking Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (the Climate Act) is known for being the country's most aggressive climate and clean energy statewide agenda. It calls for a mandated goal of a...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
In July 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 158 into law, which established the Board of Environmental Safety (BES)—an agency charged with overseeing the Department of Toxic Substances Control’s (DTSC) hazardous waste...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a proposed Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Diversified Scientific Services, Inc. (“DSSI”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee...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 Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Trilogy MedWaste Southeast, LLC (“Trilogy”) entered into an August 13th proposed Consent Order (“CO”). See Consent Order No. 21-XXX-CMW. The CO addresses an...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Chemical Waste Management, Inc., (“CWMI”) entered into a July 12th Consent Order addressing alleged violations of the Alabama hazardous waste regulations. See...more
Building Relationships with Tribes and Operating on Reservation Lands: Lessons From FMC v. Shoshone - On 11 January 2021, the United States Supreme Court declined a petition to review the Ninth Circuit’s decision in FMC...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and American Leakless Company LLC (“ALC”) entered into a November 9th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of Alabama hazardous waste regulations. See...more
To balance the needs of both industry and communities, Wyoming has developed a uniform, state-wide permitting system for all large-scale industrial facilities. Wyoming's Industrial Development Information and Siting Act sets...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
The Court of Appeals of North Carolina (“Court”) addressed in a January 7th opinion a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) closure issue. See State ex. rel. Regan v. Wasco, LLC, No. COA19-355, 2020 WL 63913 (N.C....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 Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Armtec Countermeasures Co. (“ACC”) entered into a March 29th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) to address alleged violations of Arkansas Pollution Control &...more
For many facilities and construction sites, the routine practical problems arising from wet weather go with the territory. However, if stormwater management is compromised or if flooding and coastal storm surges occur, a...more
Starting in 2019, California will subject hazardous waste facilities operating in the state to a “scoring” system called the Violations Scoring Procedure (VSP). The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)...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
On October 18, 2017, President Xi Jinping, in a three and a half hour speech to the Party Congress emphasized that building an ecological civilization is necessary for the continued development of China. He chose his words...more
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced in an October 18th news release that Phillip Michael Huddleston pleaded guilty to violating the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (“RCRA”). DOJ states alleges that...more
Justice: (1) the principle or ideal of just dealing or right action; (2) conformity to this principle or ideal The concept of environmental justice is straightforward, the pathway to practical solutions are often...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