Dust-Lead Post Abatement Clearance Levels: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Final Rule
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a January 7th final rule in the Federal Register addressing the dust-lead clearance levels (“DLCL”). See 86 Fed. Reg. 983. EPA states that it reevaluated the DLCL that was promulgated in 2001. Section 401 and 402 of the Toxic…
Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and North Salt Lake, Utah, Medical Waste Incinerator Operator Enter into Consent Decree
The United States Department of Justice, on behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and Stericycle Inc. (“Stericycle”) entered into a January 29th Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act and Utah air quality regulations. The CD is being…
Asbestos Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Hot Springs County Demolition Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Dennis Prince (“Prince”) entered into a January 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology (“APC&EC”) Regulation 21, (Asbestos…
Construction Stormwater Enforcement: Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Solar Array Developer Enter into Consent Decree
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, acting through the Office of the Attorney General of Massachusetts, and Dynamic Energy Solutions, LLC, (“Dynamic”) entered into a February 1st Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of the: Federal Clean Water Act Massachusetts Wetlands Protection…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order/Civil Penalty Related to Charleston Silica Production Operation
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a January 26th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Wacker Chemical Corporation (“Wacker”). See Division of Air Pollution Control Case No. APC20-0116. The Order states that Wacker had been issued a…