Refinery/CERCLA: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Whether United States Controls During World War II Established it as an Operator
Co-Author: Elizabeth Strickland The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (“Sixth Circuit”) addressed in a June 23rd Opinion the scope of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) term “operator.” See MRP Properties Company, LLC v. United…
U.S. EPA Proposed NSPS/NESHAP for Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry: American Chemistry Council/Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers/U.S. Tire Manufacturers/Vinyl Institute Comments
The American Chemistry Council, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association, and Vinyl Institute (collectively “ACC”) submitted July 7th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on the: Proposed New Source Performance Standards for…
Rural Water/Modernizing Our Community Water Systems: July 19th U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry Hearing
The United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry (“Committee”) held a hearing on July 19th which was titled: Rural Water: Modernizing Our Community Water Systems (“Hearing”) United States Senator John Boozman of Arkansas serves as the Ranking Member on the Committee…
Lead in Drinking Water Exceeding Action Levels/Public Notification Issues: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Report
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a July 20th report titled: The EPA Should Determine What Interim Actions Can Be Taken to Immediately Notify the Public When Lead in Drinking Water Exceeds the Agency’s Action Level (“Report”) See…
Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Anniston Chemical Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) Solutia, Inc. (“SI”) entered into a July 12th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Consent Order No. 23-XXX-CAP. The CO provides that SI operates a chemical manufacturing plant (“Facility”) in…