CERCLA Cost Recovery: Federal Court Addresses Whether Municipality's Urban Renewal Activities Potentially Constitute Arranger Liability
A United States District Court (New Hampshire) addressed in an October 13th Order an issue arising out of a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) cost recovery action. See Banfield Realty LLC v. William E. Copeland, et al., 2023 WL 6796216. The CERCLA…
Cybersecurity Memorandum: Withdrawal of Document Challenged by Arkansas Attorney General Announced by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a memorandum on October 11th titled: Withdrawal of Cybersecurity Memorandum of March 3, 2023 (“Withdrawal Memorandum”) The Withdrawal Memorandum was transmitted from EPA Assistant Administrator for Water, Radhika Fox, to the State…
Air Curtain Incinerator Emission Testing Project: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Announces Results
The State of Oregon conducted an air curtain incinerator (“ACI”) emission testing project (“Project”) in the Spring of 2023. The results of the Project were released on October 24th by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (“ODEQ”). The Project was conducted by the following organizations…
Guideline on Air Quality Models/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposal Addressing Enhancements to the AERMOD Dispersion Modeling System
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the October 23rd Federal Register a proposed revision to the: Guideline on Air Quality Models (“Guideline”) See 88 Fed. Reg. 72826. The proposed revisions to the Guideline include: Enhancements to the formulation and…
Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Additional Joint Status Report to U.S. District Court
As noted in an April 27th blog post, the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court (Eastern District – Arkansas) against the United States…