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…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Refrigeration Device
December 28, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in an October 13th letter the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to a refrigeration device. See Reference No. 22-0010. PHMSA was responding to a request…
Products Liability Series: Does Arkansas Law Have a Statute of Repose?
Does Arkansas law have a statute of repose? No. This means that for an Arkansas products liability action, the general rule is that a lawsuit must be commenced within three years after the date on which the death, injury, or damage complained of occurs. Ark. Code Ann. § 16-116-203. There are…