Asbestos Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Owner of Kennesaw, Georgia Building Enter into Consent Agreement
September 27, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Kennesaw Hotel Partners, LLC (“KHP”) entered into a Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the federal asbestos regulations. See CAA-04-2019-1756(b). KHP is stated to have conducted: . . . renovation activity at the…
Counterfeit Marijuana Products: The Legal and Practical Obstacles to Enforcement
September 26, 2019
With health scares related to marijuana vaping products in the headlines, some government officials are investigating to what extent counterfeits are a part of the problem. Unfortunately, in the area of marijuana-based goods, current federal trademark law offers a feeble solution. For many…
Superfund Site Visits - Verification of the Effectiveness of Institutional Controls: U.S. EPA office of Inspector General Project Notification
September 26, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a project notification dated September 20th titled: Superfund Site Visits – Verification of the Effectiveness of Institutional Controls (“Project Notification”) The Project Notification…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Testing of Non-Bulk Packages
September 26, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) responded in a September 17th interpretive letter to a question seeking clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to the testing of non-bulk packages. The PHMSA letter is in response to…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Atkins, Arkansas Enter into Consent Administrative Order
September 26, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and the City of Atkins, Arkansas (“City”) entered into an August 22nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit. See LIS No…