Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Borger, Texas, Refinery Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Phillips 66 Company (“Phillips 66”) entered into a September 15th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) Hazardous Waste Regulations. See Docket No…
Addressing Air Pollution at United States Ports: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Report
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a September 21st report titled: The EPA Needs to Address Increasing Air Pollution at Ports (“Report”) See Report No. 23-E-0033. The stated purpose of this OIG evaluation was to: . . . determine what…
Nonmunicipal Domestic Wastewater Treatment Facility/Pulaski County Improvement District: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Motion for Summary Judgment Addressing Permit Challenge Before the Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission
Three Requests for Hearing and Adjudicatory Review (“Requests”) were filed before the Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission (“APC&EC”) challenging a nonmunicipal domestic wastewater treatment facility discharge permit issued to the Pulaski County Property Owner’s Multipurpose Improvement…
Examining Solutions to Address Beverage Container Waste: U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works Hearing
The Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight of the United States Senate Environment & Public Works Committee held a September 28th hearing titled: Examining Solutions to Address Beverage Container Waste (“Hearing”) A focus of Subcommittee…
§1926(b)/Rural Water Associations: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Whether Municipality Could Provide Service
The United States District Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (App. Ct.) addressed in a September 18th Opinion an issue arising out of the application of 7 U.S.C. §1926(b). See Deer Creek Water Corporation v. City of Oklahoma; Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust, No. 21-6164. The issue…