Recycling Bins: Congressional Request to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Standardized Labels
Seventeen members of Congress sent a September 23rd letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressing recycling bin labels. The Congressional members writing EPA Administrator Regan included: Alan S. Lowenthal Betty McCollum Paul D. Tonko Lisa Blunt Rochester Sean…
Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Keasbey, New Jersey, Recycling Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Bayshore Recycling Corp. (“Bayshore”) entered into an August 25th Consent and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit. See CWA-02-2022-3316…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Pine Bluff Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and AGROdeviate, LLC, (“AGROdeviate”) entered into a September 29th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of the Arkansas Hazardous Waste Regulations (Arkansas Pollution Control…
PFAS Regulatory Update - Past/Present/Future: Blake Whittle, P.G., (Division of Environmental Quality Groundwater Branch Manager) Arkansas Environmental Federation Convention Presentation
Blake Whittle, P.G., undertook a presentation at the October 6th Arkansas Environmental Federation Convention titled: PFAS Regulatory Update - Past, Present, Future (“Presentation”) Mr. Whittle serves as the Office of Land Resources Groundwater Branch Manager for the Arkansas Department of Energy…
Final U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 NPDES General Permit (Massachusetts Facilities): PFAS Monitoring Included
Region 1 of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued on September 28th a final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) General Permit for Medium Wastewater Treatment Facilities (“General Permit”) for facilities in Massachusetts. See MAG590000. Despite the…