Arkansas Environmental Service Firms: Terracon Acquires Pollution Management Inc.
Terracon has acquired Pollution Management Inc. (“PMI”). PMI was founded in 1988 as an environmental service firm providing a variety of environmental engineering and technical services out of its Little Rock and Springdale offices. Terracon describes itself as a consulting engineering firm…
Stormwater Management Fees/Municipality: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Application to U.S. Corps of Engineers Properties
Co-Author: Lexi Robertson The Federal Circuit (“Court”) addressed an issue arising out of a municipality’s agreement to stormwater fees on federal property. See City of Wilmington v. United States, 68 F.4th 1365 (Fed. Cir. 2023). The question considered was whether certain fees assessed by the city…
Trust Fund Eligibility/Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation Proposed Order Addressing Chattanooga Retail Motor Fuel Facility
The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a June 28th proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Mac’s Convenience Stores (“MCS”) addressing an alleged violation of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. See Case No. FDA23-0022. MCS is stated to be…
Navigable Rivers/Streams: Georgia Legislation Codifies Public Access
The Georgia General Assembly enacted Senate Bill 115 (“SB 115”) whose stated intent is to ensure public access to the State of Georgia’s navigable rivers and streams. Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp signed SB 115. The legislation provides that the public may hunt, fish, and transit the navigable…
Variance from Classification as RCRA Solid Waste: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Grants Tucson, Arizona, Facility Petition
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in a July 5th Federal Register Notice granted a petition for variances from the classification as Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) solid waste for HVF Precious Metals, LLC (“HVF”). See 88 Fed. Reg. 42933. EPA is granting the…