Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Magnolia Fuel Cell/Coated Fabric Product Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and LB Amfuel Real Estate, LLC (“Amfuel”) entered into a June 17th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of the Arkansas Hazardous Waste Regulations. See LIS No. 24-103. The CAO…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of De Queen Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of De Queen, Arkansas entered into a June 17th Consent Administrative Order addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Permit. See…
Dam Collapse/Flooding: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Whether Michigan Counties' Efforts to Preserve Lake Depth Constitute a Taking
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (“Sixth Circuit”) in a June 20th Opinion addressed a taking issue arising out of flooding due to a dam collapse. See Bruneau v. Midland County, et al., No. 23-1761. The question considered was whether two Michigan Counties’ efforts to keep…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Wheeling, Illinois Solvent/Paint Coatings Manufacturer Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Sunnyside Corporation (“Sunnyside”) entered into a June 4th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Illinois Hazardous Waste Regulations. See Docket No. RCRA-05-2024-0012. The CAFO provides that…
Environmental Assessment/Service Contract: Federal Court Addresses Scope of Indemnity for Alleged Negligence
Co-Author JD Bruning The District Court of Maryland (“District Court”) in an April 9th Opinion addressed an issue involving a contract dispute stemming from an environmental assessment. See District of Columbia Water and Sewer Auth. v. Samaha Assoc, 2024 WL 1537982. The question considered was…