Fuel Product/Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials Rule: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Addresses Request for Non-Waste Fuel Determination
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in an April 5th letter addressed a request from Fiberight, LLC (“Fiberight”) for a determination as to whether a fuel product (EcoRight) is a non-waste fuel product under the Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials (“NHSM”) rule. EcoRight is…
American Burying Beetle/Endangered Species Act: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service May 3rd Notice Proposing Downlisting
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) has proposed in a May 3rd Federal Register Notice to downlist the American burying beetle (“ABB”) from the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) classification of endangered to threatened. See 84 Fed. Reg. 19013. The proposal is relevant to the state…
Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Attorney (Southern District of New York) Files Federal District Court Action Against Gas Station Operator
The U.S. Attorney’s Office (Southern District of New York) issued a May 1st news release stating that a lawsuit had been filed in the United States District Court against Chestnut Petroleum Distributor, Inc., and various referenced affiliates (collectively “Chestnut”) for alleged violations of the…
The Value of Resilience for Distributed Energy Resources - An Overview of Current Analytical Practices: National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Report
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (“NARUC”) issued an April 2019 report titled: The Value of Resilience for Distributed Energy Resources: An Overview of Current Analytical Practices (“Report”) The Report was prepared by Converge Strategies, LLC. NARUC states that the…
Challenge to UIC Class II Permit: April 29th U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Decision
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) addressed in an April 29th decision a challenge to an underground injection control (“UIC”) Class II Permit (“Permit”) that had been issued to Muskegon Development Company (“MDC”). See UIC Appeal No…