The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division (“Court”) addressed in a March 22nd Memorandum and Order (“Order”) a judicial challenge to a Local Law enacted by the town of Carroll (“Town”). See Carol L. Jones, et al. v. Town...more
The Supreme Court of Oregon (“S.Ct.”) addressed in a December 7th Opinion an issue involving the “Auto Dismantler Exemption” (“Exemption”) to the State of Oregon’s solid waste permitting program. See PNW Metal Recycling, Inc....more
The Court of Appeals of Arkansas (“Appellate Court”) addressed in a November 29th Opinion the Arkansas Regional Solid Waste Management Districts’ (“ARSWMD”) ability to assess certain fees. See Benton County Regional Solid...more
The Court of Appeals of Ohio (“Appellate Court”) addressed in a May 12th Decision and Judgment (“Decision”) an issue arising out of a solid waste and transport agreement between two counties. See Board of County...more
The Court of Appeals of Washington (Division 2) (“Appellate Court”) addressed in a November 8th Opinion whether federal law preempts the State of Washington’s regulation of rail transportation involving certain...more
The Court of Appeals of Minnesota (“Court”) in a December 7th Opinion addressed a zoning issue associated with an industrial waste landfill. See AIM Development (USA), LLC v. City of Sartell, 2020 WL 7134863...more
The Court of Appeals of Alabama (“Court”) addressed in a December 13th opinion a challenge to a Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) decision to grant a permit allowing the expansion and modification of a...more
The Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported in a November 15th article that the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District (“Benton District”) will petition the Arkansas Supreme Court to address a dispute with the...more
The Arkansas Court of Appeals (“Court”) addressed in an October 30th opinion a dispute between the Benton County Regional Solid Waste Management District (“Benton District”) and the Boston Mountain Regional Solid Waste...more
The Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama (“Court”) addressed in an October 11th opinion a challenge to certain Alabama Department Environmental Management (“ADEM”) rules applicable to solid waste landfills. See Smith v. Lefleur,...more
The Court of Appeals of Arkansas (“Court”) addressed in a September 11th opinion the City of Magnolia, Arkansas’s (“Magnolia”) challenge to the allocation of a Columbia County sales and use tax to finance a Solid Waste...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has upheld the Transfer-Based Exclusion in EPA’s final rule Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste, 73 Fed. Reg. 64,668, 64,669 (Oct. 30, 2008). The...more