Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Buffalo, New York Diagnostics Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in IMMCO Diagnostics (“ID”) entered into an October 3 expedited settlement agreement (“ESA”) addressing an alleged violation of the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (“RCRA”) regulations. See Docket No. RCRA-02-2024-7204. ID is the owner…
Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Saline County Subdivision Developer Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Oltmans Development, Inc. (“ODI”) entered into a December 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System…
An Assessment of the U.S. Recycling System/Financial Estimates to Modernize Material Recovery Infrastructure: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Report
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a report titled: An Assessment of the U.S. Recycling System: Financial Estimates to Modernize Material Recovery Infrastructure (“Report”). See EPA 530-R-24-010. EPA prepared the Report pursuant to a mandate in the fiscal year 2021…
95th Arkansas General Assembly: Senate Bill 84 Prohibits Buffalo River and Other Watersheds Permitting Moratoriums
Senate Bill 84 has been introduced by Senator Blake Johnson of Corning and Representative DeAnn Vaught of Horatio prohibiting moratoriums in watersheds and other bodies of water. An additional section would be added to Arkansas Code Title 15, Chapter 23, Subchapter 1, which prohibits any state…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Director's Order and Assessment Addressing Memphis Paint Manufacturer
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a January 17th Proposed Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Sherwin-Williams Company (“Sherwin-Williams”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Hazardous Waste Regulations. See Case No. HWM 24-0015. The Order…