Oversight of States Implementation of Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Air Emissions Regulations: July 30th U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Report
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a July 30th report titled: EPA Needs to Improve Oversight of How States Implement Air Emissions Regulations for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (“Report”) See Report No. 20-P-0236. OIG undertook…
Carolina Madtom - Neuse River Waterdog/Endangered Species Act: Center for Biological Diversity Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Alleged Failure to Make Listing/Critical Habitat Determination
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) sent a July 22nd Sixty-Day Notice of Violations of the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”). The Notice of Intent to Sue (“Notice”) alleges that the Service has failed to make timely final listing and…
NPDES/Clean Water Act: New Hampshire Coal-Fired Power Plant Files U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Petition Challenging Certain Permit Conditions
GSP Merrimack, LLC, (“GSP”) filed a July 27th Petition for Review (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) challenging certain conditions in a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit…
Indirect Discharge Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Birmingham Industrial Laundry Operation Operator Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel, LLC, (“Aramark”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of a State Indirect Discharge (“”SID”) permit. The CO provides that Aramark operates an industrial laundry operation…
Safe Drinking Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Township of Belleville, New Jersey, Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Township of Belleville, New Jersey, (“Belleville”) entered into a July 22nd Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”). See Docket No. SDWA-02-2020-8401. The CAFO…