National Recycling Rate/Batteries: Battery Council International Study Issued
The Battery Council International (“BCI”) released a report addressing the recycling rate of United States lead batteries. The document is titled: National Recycling Rate Study Publication Date: July 2023 (study years 2017-2021) (“Study”) The Study was conducted by Vault Consulting. BCI describes…
Washington County Landfill/Expansion: Motions for Summary Judgment Filed by All Parties
As previously noted in an April 18th and April 19th blog posts, the Mayor of Tontitown and certain individuals filed (two) Requests for Adjudicatory Hearing and Commission Review (collectively, “Petitions”) before the Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission (“Commission”) challenging the…
Title V/Clean Air Act: Sierra Club Petition to Object to Berkley County, South Carolina, Aluminum Reduction Minor Permit Modification
The Sierra Club and Environmental Integrity Project (collectively, “Sierra Club”) submitted a June 9th Clean Air Act Title V objection styled: Petition Requesting that the Administrator Object to the Minor Permit Modification to Title V Permit No. TV-0420-0015 v1.1 for the Century Aluminum of…
Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Final Rule Approving Tennessee State Implementation Plan Revision
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a June 23rd Federal Register Notice containing a final rule approving a revision to the Tennessee State Implementation Plan (“SIP”) addressing excess emissions during periods of Startup, Shutdown and Malfunction (“SSM”). See 88…
Nitrogen/Clean Air Act: Center for Biological Diversity Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Failure to Review National Ambient Air Quality Standards
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) sent a July 11th Notice of Intent to Sue ("Notice") to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) alleging a failure to undertake a mandatory obligation under the Clean Air Act. CBD alleges that EPA has failed to undertake a review of the…