Cigarette Filter Waste/Cigarette Manufacturers: Baltimore, Maryland, Files Judicial Action Seeking to Recover Alleged Cleanup Costs/Damage to Natural Resources
November 30, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The City of Baltimore, Maryland, filed a November 21st Complaint in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City against five cigarette manufacturers and a distributor in regard to alleged losses/costs associated with tobacco product litter. The Complaint has been filed against: Philip Morris USA, Inc…
Environmental Criminal Enforcement: Columbia, Kentucky, Individual Pleads Guilty to Negligent Violation of the Clean Water Act
November 30, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a November 28th news release stating that Joshua M. Franklin has pleaded guilty to a negligent violation of the Clean Water Act. The charge is stated to stem from an alleged 2018 discharge of oil and brine water into a creek near an oil tank…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Hampton Mining Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
November 30, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Arkansas Gravel Co., Inc. (“AGCI”) entered into a November 3rd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Lowe's Home Centers, LLC, Enter into Consent Agreement Addressing 243 Stores (Including 21 Arkansas Facilities)
November 29, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (Region 6) (“EPA”) and Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC, (“Lowe’s”) entered into a November 17th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) regulations. See Docket No…
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: December 2nd Meeting Scheduled
November 29, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission has scheduled its next meeting for December 2nd at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will be held in the board room at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, 1 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205. The agenda includes the following: Business Administration …