Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Packaging Exceptions for Lithium Cells/Batteries
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) issued a June 5th Interpretive Letter clarifying the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to United Nations specification packaging exceptions for lithium cells and batteries. PHMSA was responding to a request for…
Environmental Assessment/Third-Party Beneficiary: Minnesota Appellate Court Addressing Negligence Claim
Co-Author Galesia Jackson The Minnesota Court of Appeals (“App. Ct.”) addressed in a January 1, 2025, Opinion an issue arising out of an environmental assessment performed on a laundromat pursuant to a property transaction. See Michelin Properties, LLC, and Clean Care LLC v. Jacobson Environmental…
Asbestos Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Georgia Construction Company Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Halifax Construction Company, Inc. (“Halifax”) entered into a June 6th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of 40 C.F.R. Part 61, Subpart M, National Emission Standard for Asbestos. Halifax is described as a corporation…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Calhoun County Metal Plating Facility Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Industrial Plating CO., Inc. (“IP”) entered into July 9th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste Regulations. See Consent Order No. 25-XXX-CHW. IP is stated to operate a metal plating facility…
2026 Solid Waste Association of North America Board of Directors: Tiffany Dunn (Saline County Regional Solid Waste Management District) Named Region 4 Director
The Solid Waste Association of North America (“SWANA”) announced in a July 1st news release its Board of Directors for FY 2026. SWANA describes itself as an: …organization of more than 10,000 public and private sector professionals committed to advancing from solid waste management to resource…