Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers: Baltimore City Council Enacts Prohibition
The Baltimore, Maryland City Council has enacted a bill that would ban “gas-powered debris removal equipment”. See Council Bill 23-0367. The Baltimore Mayor is expected to sign the bill. City Council Bill 23-0367 would prohibit the use of gas-powered debris removal equipment in the City of…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Cowhide Cove Recreation Area) Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) entered into a September 25th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge…
Greenhouse Gas Emissions/Pollution Exclusion: Hawaii Supreme Court Addresses Insurance Coverage Issue Arising in Climate Change Litigation
The Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii (“Hawaiian Court”) addressed in an October 7th Opinion an insurance coverage issue arising in a climate litigation matter. See Aloha Petroleum, Ltd. vs. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA, et al., SCCQ-23-0000515. The Court addressed…
Fort Smith Property/Cold Storage Warehouse: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Arkansas Refrigerated Services, Inc. Enter into Elective Site Cleanup Agreement
The Arkansas of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Arkansas Refrigerated Services, Inc. (“ARS”) entered into an October 2nd Elective Site Cleanup Agreement (“ESCA”). See LIS No. 24-146. The ESCA addresses a property located in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The ESCA in…
Clean Cellulosic Biomass/Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials Determination: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issues Fact Sheet
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a September 2024 document titled: Fact Sheet on Clean Cellulosic Biomass and Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials Determinations (“Fact Sheet”). EPA notes that the document does not: …have the force and effect of law and are not…