Clean Water Act Enforcement/City of Clewiston, Florida: Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Overfile Request to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
November 27, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (“PEER”) submitted what is described as an “Overfile Request” to the Region 4 Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) regarding a wastewater treatment facility in Florida. PEER’s November 13th Overfile Request asks…
Zoning/Solar Panel Farm: Maryland Appellate Court Addresses Preemption Issue
November 26, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Court of Special Appeals (“Court”) of Maryland addressed in a November 15th opinion local governmental authority regarding the placement of a Solar Energy Generating System ([“SEGS”] i.e., a solar panel farm). See Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, et al. v. Perennial Solar…
C & H Hog Farms, Inc. (Newton County, Arkansas): Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Decision to Deny Regulation 5 Permit
November 26, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) announced that it is denying for the second time C & H Hog Farms, Inc.’s (“C & H”) application for an Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Regulation No. 5 Permit. C & H had previously appealed the denial to the Arkansas…
Scrap Import Ban: Chinese Government Confirmation for 2019
November 26, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (“ISRI”) noted in a November 21st news release that a Chinese Government news publication (“Xinhua”) posted an article regarding China’s intent to implement “the next phase import prohibition beginning on December 31, 2018.” ISRI states that the article…
CERCLA/RCRA Cost Recovery Action: U.S. District Court Addresses Potential Liability of an Individual
November 21, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (“Court”) addressed in a November 16th Memorandum and Order (“Order”) the liability of an individual under certain federal and state environmental statutes. See City of West Sacramento, California, et al. v. R and L business…