Test Methods/Air Emission Sources: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issues Proposed Rule
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on April 26th providing corrections and updating regulations for source testing of air emissions. See 87 Fed. Reg. 24488. These provisions were promulgated as a part of the Clean Air Act. The…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Dothan Aircraft Repair/Refurbishment Facility Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Commercial Jet Services LLC (“CJS”) entered into an April 21st Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama hazardous waste regulations. See Consent Order No. 22-XXX-CHW. The Order provides that CJS operates an…
Licenses and the Law Series, Part V: Potential Board Sanctions Against Licensees
April 26, 2022
by Stuart P. Miller
In addition, this article was co-authored by former Attorneys Lindsey Vechik and Peyton Hildebrand. In this article, we explain the different actions that boards can take against licensees. The board may take the following actions once its investigation concludes: (1) Dismissal — The board may…
Nationwide Permit 12/Oil or Natural Gas Pipeline Activities: Republican Senators Announce Opposition to U.S. Corps of Engineers Formal Review
Ranking Environment and Public Works Committee Member United States Senator Shelley Moore Capito and other Republican Senators sent an April 20th letter to the Assistant Secretary for the Army for Civil Works of the United States Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) expressing opposition to its recent…
Release Reporting/CERCLA Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and South Carolina Motor Carrier Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Greenwood Motor Lines d/b/a R+L Carriers (“Greenwood”) entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”). See…