Recycling and Composting Accountability Act: U.S. Senators Boozman (Arkansas)/Capito (West Virginia)/Carper (Delaware) Introduce Legislation
United States Senators Boozman (R-Arkansas), Capito (R-West Virginia), and Carper (D-Delaware) announced the development of legislation titled: Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (“Act”) Senators Boozman and Capito serve as Co-Chairs of the United States Senate Recycling Caucus. Senator…
Environmental Criminal Enforcement: Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Analysis Addresses Referrals/Prosecution/Conviction Trends
The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (“PEER”) issued a January 28th news release analyzing environmental criminal enforcement thus far under the Biden Administration. A particular focus of the study was the number of United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) referrals…
Citizen Suit Action/Clean Air Act: Environmental Organizations and Colorado Coal Mine Operators Enter into Consent Decree
The Sierra Club, WildEarth Guardians, Center for Biological Diversity, and High Country Conservation Advocates (collectively “Sierra Club”) and Mountain Coal Company and Arch Resources, Inc. (collectively “Mountain Coal”) entered into a January 18th Consent Decree and Order (“Consent Decree”) to…
Federal Highway Administration Electric Vehicle Charging Program: Energy Marketers of America Comments Addressing Competitive Grant Program
The Energy Marketers of America (“EMA”) submitted January 28th comments to the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (“FHWA”) addressing: . . . the development of guidance for implementation of the National Electric Vehicle Formula Program and the Charging and…
Alternative Test Methods/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Federal Register Notice Identifying 2020 Approvals
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a January 21st Federal Register notice announcing applicable alternative test methods that the federal agency approved in 2020 under the Clean Air Act addressing: New Source Performance Standards (“NSPS”) 40 C.F.R. Part 60…