Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Nevada County, Arkansas Rubber Roofing Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Firestone Building Products Company, LLC (“Firestone”) entered into a March 16th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS 18-028. The CAO provides that Firestone owns and operates a…
Artificial Diversion of Water/Property Damage: New York Appellate Court Considers Whether Nuisance/Trespass Claims are Time-Barred
The New York Supreme Court (Appellate Division) addressed a procedural issue associated with an action seeking damages and injunctive relief involving allegations that defendants were responsible for property damage as a result of the artificial diversion of water onto plaintiff’s property. See EPK…
2018 Arkansas Solid Waste Conference: April 3rd-5th – North Little Rock, Arkansas (REMINDER)
The Arkansas Solid Waste Conference (“Conference”) will be held April 3rd – 5th. The Conference will be held at the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel, 2 Riverfront Place, North Little Rock, Arkansas. The keynote session will feature the Executive Director of the Solid Waste Association of North America…
Federal Omnibus Spending Bill: American Water Works Association Notes Water Programs Funding Increases
The American Water Works Association (“AWWA”) issued a March 23rd news release commenting on certain funding decisions in the recent Congressional enactment of the Omnibus Spending bill. The AWWA news release commends: . . . U.S. Congress and the Trump Administration for more than doubling the…
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Citizen Suit: Federal Court (Oklahoma) Addresses Standing Issue
A United States District Court (Northern District Oklahoma) addressed in a March 21st opinion procedural issues associated with a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) citizen suit action. See Krause v. General Electric Company, 2018 WL 1413191. The focus of the Court’s analysis was…