Safety and Health: Arkansas Environmental Federation Schedules July Webinars (Reminder)
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) announced its schedule for its annual Safety and Health presentations. The remaining presentations will be undertaken using the webinar format on two different dates. The following dates and presentations will be undertaken: July 15: 11:00 - 12:00 Risk…
Insurance Coverage/Landfill: Louisiana Appellate Court Addresses Applicability of Total Pollution Exclusion
Co-Author: Sarah Dika A Louisiana Court of Appeals (Fourth Circuit) (“Court”) addressed an insurance coverage issue arising out of contamination associated with a landfill. See The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality v. Tidewater Landfill, LLC & The Louisiana Fruit Company , et al., 2021…
EPA Oversight of Synthetic-Minor-Source Permitting: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Report
July 13, 2021
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a July 8th report titled: EPA Should Conduct More Oversight of Synthetic-Minor-Source Permitting to Assure Permits Adhere to EPA Guidance (“Report”) See Report No. 21-P-0175. A…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Dolton, Illinois, Treatment and Storage Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc., (“Safety-Kleen”) entered into a June 24th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Illinois Hazardous Waste Regulations. See Docket No. RCRA-05-2021-0033. The CAFO…
Environmental Insights/2021 Arkansas Legislative Session: Mitchell Williams Law Firm Webinar
Mitchell Williams Law Firm presented a webinar on June 30th titled: 2021 Legislative Session: What’s in? What’s Out? What’s all the Fuss About? The discussion was undertaken by Randy Thurman (Government Solutions) and Morril Harriman (Mitchell Williams Law Firm). The moderator was Jordan Wimpy…