Landfill Gas Emissions/Common Law Action: U.S. District Court Addresses Motion to Dismiss
Co-Author: Cathryn Johns The District Court for the Southern District of Ohio addressed a municipal solid waste landfill’s (“landfill”) motion to dismiss common law claims relating to its gas emissions. Beck v. Stony Hollow Landfill, Inc., No. 3:16-CV-455, 2017 WL 1551216 (S.D. Ohio May 1, 2017)…
Licensing/Underground Storage Tank Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Monroe, Louisiana Company Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Philip Bryan Services, L.L.C. (“PBS”) entered into a July 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of certain licensing provisions of Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Regulation No. 12…
Tax-Exempt Bonds/Political Subdivision: Municipal Water/Wastewater Organizations Joint Comments on Proposed Internal Revenue Service Rules
Several municipal water and wastewater advocacy organizations submitted joint comments on proposed Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) regulations addressing the definition of “political subdivision” for tax-exempt bonds. See 81 Fed. Reg. 8870 (Feb. 23, 2016) for the proposed rules. The organizations…
White Paper: Superfund 2017 – Cleanup Accomplishments and the Challenges Ahead
A white paper has been issued addressing the remediation aspects of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) or “Superfund” program. The white paper is authored by Katherine N. Probst and is titled: Superfund 2017 – Cleanup Accomplishments and the…
Association of Clean Water Administrators: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Associate Director (Office of Water Quality) Caleb Osborne Elected Regional Representative
Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Associate Director (Office of Water Quality) Caleb Osborne has been elected a Regional Representative of the Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”). The ACWA describes itself as a national, nonpartisan professional organization whose members…