Power Purchase Agreements/Wind Farms: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Default/Termination
The United States Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (“Eighth Circuit”) addressed in an August 24th Opinion a dispute involving electric power purchase agreements (“PPAs”). See Laredo Ridge Wind, LLC, et al. v. Nebraska Public Power District, No. 20-1956. The issue involved whether the PPAs could be…
Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order and Assessment
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued an August 10th Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Om Sharda LLC (“OS”), for an alleged violation of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. See Case No. UST 21-0064. The Order provides that OS is…
Forest Management Workshop: Brittan Stancil (Arkansas Department of Agriculture - Forestry Division) Beaver Watershed Virtual Presentation
The Beaver Watershed Alliance (“BWA”) has scheduled a “Virtual Forestry Management Workshop for Landowners” (“Workshop”) for September 8th. BWA’s Daniel Hagood states that the Workshop: . . . will be a great opportunity for landowners with any amount of forested land to learn about enhancing…
Superfund/CERCLA Cost Recovery Action/Mercury Refinery Site: U.S. Department of Justice and Four Companies Enter into Consent Decree
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and four companies entered into a proposed August 18th Consent Decree (“CD”) settling a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“Superfund”) cost recovery action in regards to what is described as the Port Refinery Co…
Medical Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Panama City Medical Waste Transporter Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Trilogy MedWaste Southeast, LLC (“Trilogy”) entered into an August 13th proposed Consent Order (“CO”). See Consent Order No. 21-XXX-CMW. The CO addresses an alleged violation consisting of transporting medical waste in Alabama without…