RCRA Listed Hazardous Waste/F006: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Grants Delisting Petition
September 26, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a September 12th Federal Register notice granting a petition to exclude (“Delist”) hazardous waste generated by a particular facility from the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) list of hazardous waste. See 83 Fed…
Solar Energy: North Carolina Appellate Court Addresses Whether Solar Panel Owner/Operator is a Public Utility
September 25, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Court of Appeals of North Carolina (“Court”) addressed in a September 18th opinion whether an entity that owns and operates a solar panel system producing electricity qualifies as a public utility. See In the Matter of: Request for a Declaratory Ruling By Col. Francis X. De Luca USMCR (Ret)…
Management of Household Pharmaceuticals Collected by Law Enforcement During Take-Back Events/Programs: September 11th U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Memorandum
September 25, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Barnes Johnson, Director of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (“RCRA”) authored a September 11th memorandum titled: Management of Household Pharmaceuticals Collected by Law Enforcement During Take-Back Events and Programs…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission – September 28 Meeting
September 25, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) is the environmental policymaking body for Arkansas. The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly basis. The Commission will meet Friday, September 28, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. in the Commission room at 5301 Northshore…
Hazardous Material Transportation/California Meal/Rest Break Requirements: U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Grants Preemption Petition
September 24, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) granted a Petition submitted by the National Tank Truck Carriers Association requesting that the State of California’s Meal and Rest Break requirements be preempted for all operators of…