Waste Disposal Agreement/30-Year Term: Mississippi Appellate Court Addresses Dispute Regarding Ability to Extend
The Court of Appeals of Mississippi (“App. Ct.”) addressed in a May 19th Opinion an issue arising under a Waste Disposal Agreement (“Agreement”). See Waste Management of Mississippi, Inc., v. Chickasaw County, Mississippi, et al., 2026 WL 1393598. The question addressed was whether the Agreement…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Shipping Paper/Non-Hazardous Information
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in an April 27th interpretive letter the application of Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to shipping paper requirements. See Reference No. 26-0003. PHMSA was responding to a Maryland Department of…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Tillar Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and the City of Tillar, Arkansas entered into a January 19th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System…
Underground Injection Control/Safe Drinking Water Act: Eco-Justice Collaborative U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board's Petition Challenging Putnam County, Illinois Sequestration Project
Eco-Justice Collaborative (“EJC”) filed a May 7th Petition for Review (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board challenging a Safe Drinking Water Act Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) Class VI Permit issued to Marquis Carbon…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: May 27th Meeting
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…