PCBs/Toxic Substances Control Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Addresses Washington Department of Ecology Petition
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a response in the April 9th Federal Register to a Petition filed by the Washington State Department of Ecology (“WDE”). See 89 Fed. Reg. 24824. WDE’s Petition requested that EPA initiate rulemaking related to polychlorinated…
OSHA Enforcement: Commerce, Georgia, Electric Vehicle Battery Manufacturing Facility Proposed Penalty Assessment
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued an April 8th news release describing a proposed penalty assessment for SK Battery America Inc. (“SK”). SK is described as a global electric vehicle battery manufacturer operating a facility in Commerce, Georgia. OSHA is stated to…
Arkansas Department of Agriculture/Arkansas State Plant Board Bureau of Standards Committee: May 14th Little Rock Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture announced that the Arkansas State Plant Board Bureau of Standards Committee will meet on May 14th. The Meeting with be held at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, 1 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, at 9:30 A.M. The Bureau of Standards’ primary mission…
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)/RCRA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Addresses Center for Biological Diversity Petition to List
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in an April 26th Federal Register Notice issued a final decision in response to a rulemaking Petition from the Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) requesting that discarded polyvinyl chloride (“PVC”) be listed as hazardous waste under…
Citizen Suit Enforcement/ Endangered Species Act: Center for Biological Diversity Alleges Violations by Arizona Mining Operations
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) sent a April 15th notice pursuant to section 11(g) of the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) stating that mining operations by one of more of certain entities were in violation of section 9 of that statute. The entities receiving the notice include: Sino…