Stormwater Enforcement: Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment Notice of Violation/Cease and Desist Order to Adams County Facility Fabricating Structural Steel
The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment issued on October 3rd to Zimmerman Metals, Inc. (“Zimmerman”) a document styled: Notice of Violation/Cease and Desist Order/Order for Civil Penalty (“NOV”) See In the Matter of: Zimmerman Metals, Inc. CDPS General Permit No. COR900000 …
Medical Waste/Environmental Criminal Enforcement: Maryland Special Medical Waste Incinerator Enters into Guilty Plea Addressing State Charges
The Maryland Attorney General (“AG”) announced on October 17th that Curtis Bay Energy, LP (“Curtis Bay”) entered into a guilty plea to a forty-count criminal information resulting from an investigation that had been conducted by his Office of Environmental and Natural Resources Crimes Unit. The…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: October 25th Meeting
As noted in a previous blog post, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks that suffer corrective action requirements and third-party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks…
Quantifying Methane Emissions from Landfilled Food Waste: October 2023 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Report
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an October 2023 report titled: Quantifying Methane Emissions from Landfilled Food Waste (“Report”) See EPA-600-R-23-064. The Report was prepared by EPA’s Office of Research and Development. EPA states the Report represents the first…
Non-Hazardous Secondary Material Standards: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Final Response to American Forest and Paper Association Petition
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the October 18th Federal Register a final response to an American Forest and Paper Association (“AFPA”) Petition to revise the National Hazardous Secondary Materials (“NHSM”) regulations. See 88 Fed. Reg. 71761. EPA is: Denying…