Solid Waste Management Facility/Limited Ban: New York Appellate Court Addresses Judicial Challenge to Town's Local Law
The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division (“Court”) addressed in a March 22nd Memorandum and Order (“Order”) a judicial challenge to a Local Law enacted by the town of Carroll (“Town”). See Carol L. Jones, et al. v. Town of Carroll, et al., 2024 WL 1227620. The Local Law addressed solid waste…
Arkansas Water Resources Conference: July 16-18 (Fayetteville, Arkansas)
The annual Arkansas Water Resources Conference (“Conference”) has been scheduled for July 16-18, 2024, in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Conference will be held in the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences. The organizing committee includes: Arkansas Forest and Drinking Water Collaborative…
Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Taunton, Massachusetts, Ethylene Oxide Sterilization Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") and Professional Contract Sterilization, Inc. ("PCSI") entered into a February 6th Consent Agreement ("CA") addressing alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. See Docket No.: CAA-01- 2022-0059. The CA provides that PCSI operates a…
Toxic Release Inventory/Community Right-to-Know: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Releases Annual National Report
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has released its Annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis (“Analysis”). The TRI is a publicly available database prepared and published by EPA annually. The Federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (“EPCRA”) was…
Climate Change in the Drinking Water/Wastewater Sectors and the Impact on Financial Resilience, Insurability, and Credit and Investment Quality: March 2024 U.S. Environmental Agency Report
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has issued a report titled: Climate Change in the Drinking Water and Wastewater Sectors and the Impact on Financial Resilience, Insurability, and Credit and Investment Quality. (“Report”) The Report was prepared by EPA’s Climate Finance…