Lead Ammunition/National Wildlife Refuge System: Sierra Club Challenges U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Withdrawal of Ban in Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge
The Sierra Club and two other environmental organizations filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) alleging a failure on its part to protect wildlife…
Dust-Lead Hazard Standards/Dust-Lead Post-Abatement Clearance Levels: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule Strengthening Standards
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the August 1st Federal Register a proposed rule that would strengthen the current dust-lead hazard standards (“DLHS”) and dust-lead post-abatement clearance levels (“DLCL”). See 88 Fed. Reg. 50444. The proposed rule is issued…
Air Enforcement: United States Department of Justice and Owego, New York, Metal Shredding Facility Enter into Consent Decree
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) entered into a Consent Decree (“CD”) with Upstate Shredding, LLC (“Upstate”) and Weitsman Shredding, LLC (“Weitsman”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. The CD was entered in the United States District Court for the Northern District of…
Arkansas Recycling Coalition Annual Conference/Agenda: September 11-13/Hot Springs, Arkansas
The Arkansas Recycling Coalition (“ARC”) is holding its annual conference (“Conference”) from September 11th-13th in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The Conference will be held at the Oaklawn Casino Hotel & Event Center. ARC recently published the list of presentations for the Conference, which include: …
Improving Capacity for Critical Mineral Recovery Through Electronic Waste Recycling/Reuse: U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works Hearing
The United States Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works (“Committee”) held a July 26th hearing titled: Improving Capacity for Critical Mineral Recovery through Electronic Waste Recycling and Reuse (“Hearing”) Committee Chairman Tom Carper (Delaware) stated that the purpose of the Hearing…