Clean Fill Facility/Zoning: Pennsylvania Court Addresses Whether Activity Constitutes Violation
Co-Author: Grace Wewers A Pennsylvania court examined in a May 26th Opinion whether a town’s zoning ordinance prohibited a Clean Fill Facility (“Facility”) in a certain district. See Greenview Properties 862, LLC v. Hamilton Township Zoning Board, No. 799 C.D. 2020, 2021 WL 2135951 (Pa. Commw. Ct…
Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Tigard, Oregon, Structural Steel Fabricator Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Fought & Company, Inc., (“Fought”) entered into a Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of a Stormwater Industrial General Permit. See Docket No. CWA-10-2021-0069. The CA provides that Fought owns and operates a facility…
Oak Diversity in Arkansas: Arkansas Native Plant Society Webinar/August 4
The Arkansas Native Plant Society (“ANPS”) is hosting a webinar on August 4th titled: Oak Diversity in Arkansas (“Webinar”) The Webinar will be held on August 4th from 1-2 p.m. (Central Time). The ANPS program description notes that: Oak species are one of the most important clades of woody…
Pumped Storage/Retail Choice Program: Supreme Court of Virginia Addresses Scope of the Term Renewable Energy
Co-Author: Lizzi Esparza The Supreme Court of Virginia (“Court”) addressed in a July 15, 2021, an issue arising under the Virginia Retail Choice Program. See Virginia Electric & Power Company v. State Corporation Commission, 2021 WL 2964026. The issue considered was whether the statutory term…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Sumter County Hazardous Waste TSD Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Chemical Waste Management, Inc., (“CWMI”) entered into a July 12th Consent Order addressing alleged violations of the Alabama hazardous waste regulations. See Consent Order No. 21-XXX-CHW. The Consent Order (“CO”) provides that CWMI…