Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Gresham, Oregon, Facility Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Microchip Technology, Inc. (“MTI”) entered into a June 2nd Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) regulations. See Docket No. RCRA-10-2022-0191. The…
Short Term Activity Authorizations/Water Quality Standards: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Considering Proposed Changes
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) is considering proposed changes to its Short-Term Activity Authorizations (“STAAs”) application process. The Arkansas Environmental Federation recently circulated a draft of DEQ’s proposed changes soliciting…
Federal Hydrogen Pipeline Regulatory Authorities: U.S. Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Hearing
The United States Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources held a July 19th hearing titled: Federal Hydrogen Pipeline Regulatory Authorities (“Hearing”) The stated purpose of the Hearing was to: . . . examine federal regulatory authorities governing the development of interstate hydrogen…
Stormwater/Citizen Suit Enforcement: Conservation Law Foundation Notice of Intent to File Suit Against EPA Under the Clean Water Act Regarding Commercial/Industrial/Institutional Sites
The Conservation Law Foundation and Charles River Watershed Association (collectively, “CLF”) sent a July 13th document to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) styled: Notice of Violations and Intent to File Suit Under the Clean Water Act (“NOI”) The NOI states that CLF…
Wind Energy/Wind Turbines: United States District Court Addresses Nuisance Claim
A United States District Court (W.D. New York) (“Court”) addressed in a July 14th decision and order (“Order”) an issue arising out of the operation of wind turbines. See Andre, et al. v. Invenergy LLC, 2022 WL 2759249. The wind turbines were the subject of a common law nuisance action. Invenergy…