Definition of Solid Waste/RCRA: U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. Circuit Addresses Petition for Rehearing/Challenges to 2015 Revisions
The United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit (“Court”), addressed in a March 6th Opinion petitions for Panel Rehearing of a July 7, 2017 decision addressing the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) definition of “solid waste.” See American Petroleum Institute v. EPA…
Regional Haze/Arkansas: 8th Circuit Court of Appeals Grants Motion to Stay
The United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit addressed a Motion to Stay related to litigation involving application of the Clean Air Act Regional Haze requirements to Arkansas. The Order was issued on March 7th. The Federal Regional Haze regulations are driven by 169A of the Clean Air…
Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Romulus, Michigan Hot Mix Asphalt Plant Operator Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Ajax Materials Corporation (“AMC”) entered into a February 28th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged air permit violations. See Docket No. CAA-05-2018-0006. AMC is described as the operator of a hot mix asphalt…
Little Rock Arkansas Sustainability Commission Summit: March 29th
The Little Rock, Arkansas Sustainability Commission will hold its 9th Annual Sustainability Summit (“Summit”) on March 29th . The Summit will be held at the Robinson Center in Little Rock, Arkansas from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The purpose of the Summit is described as to provide the opportunity to…
The Economics of Recycling – Reports from States and Others: Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (February 2018)
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) issued a document titled: The Economics of Recycling: Reports from States and Others (“Report”) The Report was prepared by the ASTSWMO Sustainable Materials Management Task Force. The purpose of the Report is to…