Section 401/Clean Water Act Litigation: Maryland Department of the Environment and Exelon Generation Company, LLC Settlement
The Maryland Department of the Environment (“MDE”) and Exelon Generation Company, LLC (“Exelon”) entered into a October 29th settlement agreement (“ Settlement Agreement”) related to litigation involving a Section 401 Clean Water Act certification. Exelon had sought a 401 certification form MDE as…
Carroll County Solid Waste Authority Request to Become an Arkansas Regional Solid Waste District: Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Decision
The Carroll County Solid Waste Authority (“Authority”) previously submitted a Petition to the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) to be designated the Carroll County Solid Waste District (see previous post here). The Receiver (Geoffrey B. Treece) for the Ozark Mountain…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency e-Manifest User Fees: Environmental Technology Council Files United States Court of Appeals Petition for Review
The Environmental Technology Council (“ETC”) filed a Petition for Review (“Petition”) in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia challenging the fee schedule issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) titled: e-Manifest User Fees FY2020/FY2021…
Alternative Daily Cover/Landfill: Alabama Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to State Rules
The Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama (“Court”) addressed in an October 11th opinion a challenge to certain Alabama Department Environmental Management (“ADEM”) rules applicable to solid waste landfills. See Smith v. Lefleur, 2019 WL5091863. The challenged provisions provide landfill operators the…
2019 National Regional Haze Meeting: Participants Meet In St. Louis
Representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency, state regulators, Federal Land Managers (FLMs), air-centric multi-jurisdictional organizations and regional planning organizations (RPOs), and other interested stakeholders converged this week in St. Louis, Missouri for the 2019 National…