94th Arkansas General Assembly/Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund: Senate/House of Representatives Enact Legislation Increasing Corrective Action Reimbursement Limit
The Arkansas State Senate and House of Representatives have passed legislation (HB1520) which would raise the limit for payment for corrective action per occurrence pursuant to the Arkansas Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund (“Trust Fund”). HB 1520 raises the limit for payment for corrective action…
Incineration Backlog/Hazardous Waste Storage: Indiana Department of Environmental Management and Fort Wayne Warehouse Enter into Agreed Order Providing Storage Time Limit Extension
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (“IDEM”) and Stoncor Group, Inc. (“SGI”) entered into a February 22nd Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing issues associated with the storage of containerized hazardous waste. See Case No. 2023-29165-H. The AO provides that SGI owns and operates a…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Clean School Bus Program: Office of Inspector General Audit Notification
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a Notification of Audit titled: The EPA’s Clean School Bus Program (“Notification”) See Project No. OA-FY23-0051. The Notification was transmitted from Khadija Walker, OIG Director, Recycling…
Stormwater Enforcement/Clean Water Act: United States Department of Justice and Fort Smith, Arkansas, Based National Freight Carrier Enter into Consent Decree
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and ABF Freight System, Inc. (“ABF”) entered into a March 20th Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of Clean Water Act Industrial Stormwater Permits. See United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas Civil No…
East Palestine, Ohio, Train Derailment Site/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Alert: Addressing Potential State Interference with Acceptance of Hazardous Waste Material
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a March 17th document to State Environmental Commissioners, Directors, and Secretaries titled: Alert Regarding Disposal of Hazardous Waste Material from East Palestine, Ohio, Train Derailment Site (“Alert”) The Alert is transmitted…