Clean Water Act Enforcement: Washington State Attorney General Files Judicial Action Against Gold Mining Facility for Alleged Violations
The Washington State Attorney General (“AG”) filed on May 7th a Complaint in the United States District Court (Eastern District of Washington) against Crown Resources Corporation and Kinross Gold for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. The two companies are stated to own the Buckhorn…
Recyclable Materials Franchise Agreement/Reno, Nevada: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Antitrust Challenge
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) in a May 18th unpublished opinion addressed a challenge to a Franchise Agreement between the City of Reno, Nevada, and a private company on antitrust grounds. See Green Solutions Recycling, LLC v, Reno Disposal Company…
Air Enforcement/Citizen Suit Action: Environmental Organizations File Judicial Action Against Operators of Gunnison County, Colorado Coal Mine
Four environmental organizations (collectively “Sierra Club”) filed a May 12th Complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado (“Court”) against Mountain Coal Company, and Arch Coal Inc. (“MCC”). The organizations filing the Complaint include: Wildearth Guardians Sierra…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: May 27, 2020 Meeting (Teleconference)
As noted in a previous blog post, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks that suffer corrective action requirements and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks…
COVID-19 Utility and Water Sector Organization Impact: American Water Works Association Releases Survey
The American Water Works Association (“AWWA”) released a survey titled: COVID-19 Utility and Water Sector Organization Impact Survey (“Survey”) The Survey was undertaken from April 17th – 22nd. The purpose of the Survey was to gauge the impact of COVID-19 and other actions being taken to manage…