Auto Dismantler Exemption/Solid Waste Permitting: Oregon Appellate Court Addresses Applicability to Scrap Metal Recycling
The Court of Appeals of Oregon (“Court”) addressed in a January 26th opinion an issue involving the “auto dismantler exemption” (“Exemption”) to the State of Oregon’s solid waste permitting program. See PNW Metal Recycling, Inc. et al. v. Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, 317 Or. App…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training: Environmental Crimes Case Bulletin/November-December 2021
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training publishes an Environmental Case Crimes Bulletin (“Bulletin”) that summarizes publicized investigative activity and adjudicated cases supported by EPA Criminal Investigation Division…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Sulphur Rock Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Sulphur Rock, Arkansas (“Sulphur Rock”), entered into a December 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge…
2022 NPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activities: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Federal Register Notice Issuing Final Permit Renewal
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a January 24th Federal Register notice for its 2022 Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) general permit for stormwater discharges from construction activities (“Construction Permit”). See 87…
Superfund/Initial List of Taxable Substances: Internal Revenue Service Issues Notice 2021-66
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has published Notice 2021-66 titled: Superfund: Initial List of Taxable Substances; Registration; Procedural Rules; Request for Comments; Suspension of Notice 89-61 (“Notice 2021-66”) Notice 2021-66 has been published in response to the reinstatement of…