Houston Toad/Endangered Species Act: Center for Biological Diversity Judicial Challenge to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Recovery Plan
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) filed a February 24th Complaint for Declaratory Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) against the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) involving the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). The Complaint alleges that the Service has failed to develop and…
Coronavirus/Safe Handling of Waste: National Waste & Recycling Association Guidance Document Issued
The National Waste & Recycling Association’s (“NWRA”) Healthcare Waste Institute published a March 9th document titled: Frequently Asked Questions, 2019 Novel Coronavirus (“FAQ”) The NWRA states that the FAQ was developed by the Healthcare Waste Institute to provide guidance to questions NWRA…
Harmful Algal Blooms and Controlling the Nutrients that Feed Them: Arkansas Water Resources Center Conference Call for Presentations
The Arkansas Water Resources Center (“AWRC”) has issued a Call for Presentations for its annual conference on July 28th and 29th in Fayetteville, Arkansas. AWRC is inviting abstract submission for oral and poster presentations for the conference theme: Harmful Algal Blooms and Controlling the…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Richmond, Virginia Electronics Recycling Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and AERC Acquisition Corporation dba AERC Recycling Solutions (“AERC”) entered into a February 25th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) regulations (which the State of…
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Reform: Addressing America's Plastic Waste Crisis: March 4th U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Hearing
The Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce (“Subcommittee”) held a March 4th hearing titled: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Reform: Addressing America’s Plastic Waste Crisis (“Hearing”) The Hearing focused on issues relating…