Medical Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Colbert County Medical Waste Transporter/Treatment Facility Operator Enter into Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and KTT, LLC d/b/a Med Rid Medical Waste Services (“KTT”) entered into a September 9th Special Order by Consent (“Order”) addressing alleged violations addressing certain requirements of Division 17 of the ADEM Administrative Code and…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Pulaski County Wastewater Treatment Chemicals Blender/Distributor Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Ecotech Enterprises, Inc. (“EEI”) entered into a September 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“APC&EC”)…
Access to Wind/Windfarm: Maryland Appellate Court Addresses Dispute Between Adjacent Landowners
September 30, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Co-Author: Steven Cox A Court of Appeals of Maryland (“Court”) addressed in an august 16th Opinion a dispute between a windfarm owner and neighboring coal cleaning operation. See Gestamp Wind North America, Inc., et al. v. Alliance Coal, LLC, et al., WL 3612747. Windfarm owner Gestamp Wind North…
Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Environmental Organizations File Federal District Court Action Addressing Alleged Violations by Queens, New York, Recycling/Waste Processing Facilities
September 30, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Raritan Baykeeper, Inc., Riverkeeper, Inc., and two individuals (collectively “Baykeeper”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief and Civil Penalties (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court (E.D. N.Y.) against the following companies and individuals: American Recycling…
Asbestos Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Baxter County Site Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
September 30, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and North Village, Inc. (“NVI”), entered into a September 2nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“APC&EC”) Regulation…