Used Oil Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management Announces Enforcement Action Against Trussville Transporter
February 10, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) stated it has issued a Notice of Violation (“NOV”) to Alabama Oil & Gas Recovery, Inc. (“Alabama Oil”). Alabama Oil is described as a former used oil transporter that operated a transfer facility (“Facility”) in Trussville, Alabama. The…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Definition of Hazmat Employee
February 10, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a December 6th interpretive letter the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to the definition of a hazmat employee. See Ref. No. 22-0048. PHMSA was…
94th Arkansas General Assembly/Net Metering: Cost-Shifting Prevention Act of 2023 Introduced
Representative Fite of Benton and Senator Dismang of Beebe have introduced House Bill 1370 (“HB 1370”) which would amend the Arkansas Renewable Energy Development Act of 2001. HB 1370 is denominated the Cost-Shifting Prevention Act of 2023. The bill would delete the current Legislative findings and…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Sterling, Kansas, Oilfield Chemical Manufacturer Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and JACAM Catalyst, LLC (“JACAM”) entered into a January 3rd Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) regulations. See Docket No. RCRA-07-2023-0010. The ESA…
Air/Citizen Suit Enforcement: Clean Air Council Notice of Intent to Sue Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Chemical Facility
The Clean Air Council and Environmental Integrity Project (collectively, “CAC”) sent a Clean Air Act Notice of Intent to Sue (“NOI”) on February 2nd to the Shell Oil Company addressing its Shell Polymers Monaca Site (“Facility”) in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The NOI alleges that the Facility has…