Non-Hazardous Secondary Material Standard: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Response to American Forest and Paper Association Petition
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the January 28th Federal Register a response to an American Forest and Paper Association (“AFPA”) petition to revise the National Hazardous Secondary Materials (”NHSM”) regulations. See 87 Fed. Reg. 4536. EPA is proposing: To…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Leland, North Carolina, Chemical Production Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and American Distillation, Inc. (“ADI”) entered into a January 12th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the North Carolina hazardous waste regulations. See Docket No. RCRA-04-2021-2111(b). The CA provides that ADI owns…
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…