Perfluorinated Chemicals: Federal Legislation Introduced to Designate PFAS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances
Federal legislation has been introduced into the United States House of Representatives to designate all PFAS chemicals as Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation Liability Act (“CERCLA”or “Superfund”) hazardous substances. Per- and polyfuoroalkyl substances do not currently carry this…
USGS 104G Competitive Grant Program: Arkansas Water Resources Center Announces Preproposal Solicitations
The Arkansas Water Resources Center (“AWRC”) announced in the January 14th edition of the publication Water Currents that it is soliciting pre-proposals for the U.S. Geological Survey 104G Federal Competitive Grant Program (“Program”). The AWRC describes the Program’s focus as water problems and…
Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Operator of Washington County, Alabama, Gas Production, Treating and Processing Plant Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and American Midstream Chatom, LLC (“AMC”) entered into a January 11th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See Consent Order No.: 19-XXX-CAP. The CO provides that AMC operates a gas production, treating…
Does a Discharge to Groundwater Require a Clean Water Act NPDES Permit?: U.S. Solicitor General Supreme Court Filing Addressing Maui
The United States Solicitor General (“SG”) filed a brief related to the Petitions for Writs of Certiorari addressing Ninth and Fourth Circuit decisions titled: County of Maui, Hawaii, Petitioner v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund et al. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., et al., v. Upstate Forever, et al. …
OSHA Enforcement: Dallas, Texas Utility Contractor Cited for Alleged Violations Associated with Hydrogen Sulfide
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) proposed citations for RKM Utility Services, Inc. (“RKM”) for allegedly failing to protect workers from exposure to hydrogen sulfide gas. RKM is described as a utilities contractor. The alleged exposure is stated to have occurred during a…