Abandoned Underground Storage Tanks: December 2017 Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials Report
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) issued a December 2017 report titled: Summary of State Programs and Data on Abandoned Underground Storage Tanks and Facilities (“Report”) The Report was prepared by the State Fund – Financial Responsibility Task…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Union County, Arkansas Chemical Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and The Chemours Company FC, LLC (“Chemours”) entered into a December 8th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“APC&EC”) Regulation 23 (Hazardous Waste…
Hydraulic Fracturing Services: New York Appellate Court Addresses Request to Dismiss Common-Law Indemnification Claim
The Supreme Court of the State of New York (Appellate Division)(“Court”) in a December 22, 2017, Memorandum and Order (“Order”) addressed whether a lower court erred in failing to dismiss a third-party claimant’s indemnification claim for failure to state a cause of action. See U.S. Energy…
Arkansas Economic Developers & Chamber Executives Environmental Permitting Workshop: January 18th – North Little Rock, Arkansas
The Arkansas Economic Developers & Chamber Executives (“AEDCE”) is presenting an Environmental Permitting Workshop (“Workshop”) on January 18th in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The subtitle of the Workshop is: Environmental Requirements and Pitfalls to Avoid for New and Expanded Industries The…
Mobile Sources (Title II)/Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Curtiss, Wisconsin Refrigeration Transport Company Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Abbyland Trucking, Inc. (“ATI”) entered into a December 21, 2017, Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of Section 203(a)(3)(A) and (B) of Title II of the Clean Air Act. The CAFO provides that ATI…