Beneficial Use of Fill-Like Materials Survey: Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials Report
February 19, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) has issued a February 2020 document titled: Beneficial Use of Fill-Like Materials Survey Report (“Report”) The Report was prepared by the Beneficial Use Task Force of ASTSWMO’s Materials Management Subcommittee…
Landfill Permitting: Conservation Law Foundation Complaint Alleging New Hampshire Failure to Establish/Update Solid Waste Plan
February 19, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Conservation Law Foundation (“CLF”) filed a February 14th Complaint for Declaratory Judgment, A Writ of Mandamus, and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) against the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (“NHDES”) alleging: Failure to comply with certain mandatory, non-discretionary…
Stormwater Enforcement/Construction: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Marble Falls Construction Site Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
February 19, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Down by the Falls, LLC (“DF”) entered into a January 27th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act related to the regulation of stormwater discharges…
Pioneer Metals Finishing Superfund Site: California Insurance Commissioner (As Liquidator of Western Employers Insurance Company) and U.S. EPA Enter into Settlement Agreement
February 18, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced in a February 1st Federal Register Notice a Settlement Agreement (“Settlement Agreement”) involving the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“Superfund”) between the Insurance Commissioner of the State of…
Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Texas Flip N Move (EQ Media, Inc.) Enter into Consent Agreement
February 18, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Flip N Move Productions and EQ Media, Inc. (collectively “Flip N Move”) entered into a February 3rd Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”). See Docket No…