Underground Storage Tanks/Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials: 2021 Annual State Fund Survey/Tanks Update
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) published its annual survey addressing state underground storage tank (“USTs”) trust funds titled: 2021 Annual State Fund Survey/Tanks Update (“Survey”) ASTSWMO conducts the Survey with the Vermont Department of…
Lead Ammunition/Tackle: Center for Biological Diversity Petition to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Requesting National Wildlife Refuge Phase Out
The Center for Biological Diversity and two other organizations (collectively “CBD”) submitted a June 8th Petition to the United States Department of Interior and United States Fish and Wildlife Service (collectively “USFWS”) requesting a phase out of lead ammunition and tackle across the National…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Grain Processing Plant Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Riceland Foods, Inc. (“Riceland”) entered into a May 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of certain air permits. See LIS No. 22-058. The CAO provides that Riceland…
Fuel Tank/Leasehold Contamination: Mississippi Appellate Court Addresses Liability Question
Co-Author: Evan Nelson The Mississippi Court of Appeals addressed in a May 31st opinion a dispute over responsibility for environmental contamination between a lessor and a lessee. See Biloxi Dock & Ice, LLC v. Back Bay Fuel and Ice, LLC, 2022 WL 1743238. The dispute was complicated by the fact…
Environmental Criminal Enforcement/Alleged Water Samples Falsification: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Announces Tumwater, Washington, Water Treatment Company Owner Guilty Plea
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a June 16th news release stating that Clearwater Utility Services of Tumwater, Washington, and its owner pleaded guilty to their alleged roles in defrauding state regulators and customers. The…