Used Oil/Aboveground Storage Tank Enforcement: Illinois Attorney General Action Against Delaware-Based Environmental Services Firm
February 19, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Illinois Attorney General (“AG”) announced in a February 14th news release that a lawsuit had been filed against Delaware-based GFL Environmental Services USA Inc. (“GFL”) in regards to an alleged 200,000 gallon leak of used oil. The leak is stated to have been from an aboveground storage tank…
Recyclables – Changing Markets: National Waste and Recycling Association Issue Brief
February 18, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The National Waste & Recycling Association (“NWRA”) issued a February 2019 Issue Brief titled: Recyclables: Changing Markets (“Issue Brief”) A key focus of the Issue Brief is the impact of China’s establishment of a ban and imposition of strict quality standards on recyclable materials on the…
Criminal Enforcement: U.S. Department of Justice Announces Sentencing for Elizabeth, New Jersey, Biodiesel Fuel Company for Alleged Violation of the Clean Water Act
February 18, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a February 8th news release stating that Fuel Bio One, LLC (“FBO”) had been sentenced for an alleged violation of the Clean Water Act. The Elizabeth, New Jersey, biodiesel fuel company was sentenced for allegedly discharging more than 45,000…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission – February 22, 2019, Meeting
February 18, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) is the environmental policymaking body for Arkansas. The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly basis. The Commission will meet Friday, February 22, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. in the Commission Room at 5301 Northshore…
Environmental/Remediation and Munitions Response Services: U.S. GAO Addresses Protest of U.S. Corps of Engineers Bid Decision
February 15, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a January 16th decision addressing a protest of a United States Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) rejection of a bid proposal. See Matter of Bristol Environmental Remediation Services/ LLC B-416980; B-416980.2. The bid addressed the…