Engine Power Generation: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Issues New Readily Available Permit
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) Air Permits Division announced the issuance of a new Readily Available Permit (“RAP”) for power generation engines. TCEQ has previously issued RAPs for the following: Simple cycle turbine Compressor station Tanks and loading increases Marine…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Sonoco Hickory, North Carolina, Consumer Packaging/Supply Chain Services Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Sonoco Hickory, Inc. (“Sonoco“) entered into a May 19th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations. See Docket No. RCRA-04-2022-2104(b). The CA states that Sonoco operates a facility in Hickory…
Non-Compete Agreements: What is a Reasonable Geographic Area of Coverage for a Restriction?
What is a reasonable geographic area of coverage for a non-compete agreement restriction? It depends. The first question to ask is when was this non-compete agreement signed? In Arkansas, the watershed date is July 22, 2015, which is when a landmark non-compete statute came into play. For…
Arkansas Environmental Federation Annual Land Seminar Scheduled for June 15th, Little Rock, Arkansas
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) has scheduled its annual Land Seminar (“Seminar”) for June 15th. The Seminar will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton, Midtown, in Little Rock, Arkansas. It will be an in-person format this year. AEF Land Committee Co-Chairs include: Ben Reynolds…
Construction Debris/Waste Hauling: Texas Supreme Court Addresses Validity of Municipality's Imposition of Gross Revenue License Fee
Co-Author: Evan Nelson The Supreme Court of Texas (“Court”) addressed in a May 20th opinion an issue arising out of certain licensing and related requirements imposed by a general-law municipality on a firm that removes solid waste (often denominated “construction debris”) from construction sites…