Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Sonoco Hickory, North Carolina, Consumer Packaging/Supply Chain Services Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Sonoco Hickory, Inc. (“Sonoco“) entered into a May 19th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations. See Docket No. RCRA-04-2022-2104(b). The CA states that Sonoco operates a facility in Hickory…
Arkansas Environmental Federation Annual Land Seminar Scheduled for June 15th, Little Rock, Arkansas
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) has scheduled its annual Land Seminar (“Seminar”) for June 15th. The Seminar will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton, Midtown, in Little Rock, Arkansas. It will be an in-person format this year. AEF Land Committee Co-Chairs include: Ben Reynolds…
Construction Debris/Waste Hauling: Texas Supreme Court Addresses Validity of Municipality's Imposition of Gross Revenue License Fee
Co-Author: Evan Nelson The Supreme Court of Texas (“Court”) addressed in a May 20th opinion an issue arising out of certain licensing and related requirements imposed by a general-law municipality on a firm that removes solid waste (often denominated “construction debris”) from construction sites…
SPCC/Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Payne County, Oklahoma, Tank Battery Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Colpitt Brothers Operating Company (“Colpitt”) entered into a May 25th Expedited Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of Clean Water Act Spill Prevention Control and…
Arkansas Conservation Partnership/Groundwater Summit: June 21-22/Lonoke, Arkansas
The Arkansas Conservation Partnership (“ACP”) has scheduled the Arkansas Groundwater Summit (“Summit”) for June 21-22. The Summit will be held at the Arkansas Rural Water Association Office in Lonoke, Arkansas. Introductions to the Summit will be undertaken by: Wes Ward, Secretary, Arkansas…