Definition of Solid Waste/Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Addresses Industry Challenge to 2015 Revisions
The United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit (“Court”), addressed in a July 7th opinion the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) definition of “solid waste.” See American Petroleum Institute, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency 2017 WL 2883867. The focus of the…
Asbestos Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Stuttgart, Arkansas Construction Firm Enter into Consent Administrative Order Addressing Restaurant Demolition
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Nelson Quality Construction, Inc. (“Nelson”) entered into a June 19th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of the Arkansas Asbestos Regulation. See LIS No. 17-050. The CAO provides that on January 20, 2017…
Beautiful Buffalo River Action Committee: July 27th Meeting
The Beautiful Buffalo River Action Committee (“Committee”) has scheduled its third quarter meeting to be held July 27th at 1:00 p.m. at the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”). ADEQ states that the agenda includes: Update on the Watershed Management Plan by the Arkansas Natural…
Electroplating Sludge/RCRA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposal to Grant Austin, Texas Manufacturing Facility Delisting Petition
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in a July 14th Federal Register Notice proposes to grant a petition to exclude (or delist) sludge generated from the facility’s electroplating process from the list of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) hazardous waste. See 82…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: June 20th U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Letter Addressing Multi-Compartment Cargo Tanks
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) clarified in a June 20th letter the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to marketing and placarding of multi-compartment cargo tanks. The PHMSA letter was in response to a December 12, 2016, query from…