Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Illinois Municipal Utility Enter into Consent Agreement
December 30, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and City Water, Light and Power of Springfield, Illinois (“CWL&P”) entered into an October 28th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the air regulations. See Docket No. CAA-05-2023-0001. The CAFO…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Finalizes First Set of Frequently Asked Questions
December 30, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) in a March 22nd Federal Register Notice announced an initiative to convert historical letters of interpretation (“LOI”) applicable to its Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) into broadly applicable frequently asked questions…
Flood History/Flood Risk: Southern Environmental Law Center Petition to North Carolina Real Estate Commission Addressing Disclosures
December 29, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Southern Environmental Law Center (“SELC”) submitted a Petition to the North Carolina Real Estate Commission asking that the North Carolina Residential Property and Owners’ Association Disclosure Statement (“Disclosure Statement”) be amended to require the disclosure of a property’s flood…
Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Houston County Incinerator Operator Enter into Consent Order
December 29, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Renegades Meat Processing LLC (“Renegades”) entered into a December 15th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of an ADEM air regulation. The CO provides that Renegades operates an incinerator in Houston County, Alabama…
PFAS Positioning and Guidance Statement: US Composting Council Announcement
December 28, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Composting Council (“USCC”) recently issued a document titled: PFAS Positioning and Guidance Statement (“Statement”) The USCC describes its mission as advancing: . . . compost manufacturing, compost utilization, and organics recycling to benefit our members, society, and…