Construction/Clean Water Act Citizen Suit Enforcement Action: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Standing Issue
Co-Author: Amie Alexander The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court’s dismissal of a citizen suit enforcement action on May 7, 2018 to enjoin the construction of a funeral home and mortuary in Howard County, Maryland for violations of the Clean Water Act…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Washington County, Alabama, Transporter Enter into Special Order by Consent
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Hydro-Vac Industrial Services, Inc. (“HISI”) entered into a May 16th Special Order by Consent (“Consent”) addressing alleged certain violations of ADEM Admin. Code addressing the generation and transportation of hazardous waste. See…
Tax Sale/Superfund: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Applicability of Third Party Defense
Co-Author: Matthew Fiorillo The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Court”) addressed whether a California tax-sale purchaser was entitled to a third-party defense provided by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA” or…
Design Professional Contract/Releases from Regulated Storage Tanks: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Request for Qualifications
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) issued a Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”): Design Professional Contract Related to Releases from Regulated Storage Tanks See RFQ #930-RFQ-1801. ADEQ’s Office of Land Resources states in part that it is seeking responses: . . . from…
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Canton, Minnesota Dairy and Farm Association Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Preston Dairy & Farm Association, Incorporated, (“Association”) entered into an Expedited Settlement Agreement and Final Order (“ESA”) addressing an alleged violation of Section 7(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide…