Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Detroit, Michigan Facility Complaint and Compliance Order
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and DCI Aerotech Inc. (“DCI”) executed a Complaint and Compliance Order (“Order”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) hazardous waste regulations. See Docket No. RCRA-05-2019-0001. DCI is…
National Trade Estimate/Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Comments
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (“ISRI”) submitted comments on the National Trade Estimate (“NTE”) to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. See Docket No. USTR-2018-0029. ISRI describes its trade association membership as encompassing 1,300 processors, brokers and consumers of…
Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Office of Land Resources/Regulated Storage Tanks: Arkansas Oil Marketers Association Environmental Workshop Presentations
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) Office of Land Resources undertook presentations at the October 18th Arkansas Oil Marketers Association (“AOMA”) Workshop in Little Rock, Arkansas, titled: Compliance Violations Found During Inspections (Regulated Storage Tanks) New…
OSHA Enforcement: Texas Underground Tank Contractor Cited for Alleged Violations
The Region 6 Office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued an October 31st news release stating that it has cited UST Systems, Inc. (“USI”) for alleged violations involving trench safety. USI is described as a Texas underground tank contractor. OSHA alleges that USI…
Endangered Species Act/Proposed Revisions: Associated General Contractors of America Comments
The Associated General Contractors of America (“AGC”) submitted three separate sets of comments to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fishery Service in regards to proposed rules related to the federal Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). AGC describes itself as the nation’s…