Asphalt Roof Shingles/Remediation: Federal Court Addresses Whether RCRA Citizen Suit Limited by State Court Settlement
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (“Court”), in a March 26th Opinion addressed issues involving a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) citizen suit action, 42 U.S.C. § 6972(a)(1)(B). See Jackson v. Blue Star Recycling, LLC, No. 3:20-CV-00967-M, 2021 WL…
2021 Louisiana Regular Legislative Session: Proposed Bill Addressing Reporting/Notification of Certain Materials Causing An Emergency Condition
The 2021 Louisiana Regular Legislative Session began on April 12th. While the Louisiana Constitution dictates that it is a fiscal session, lawmakers are allowed to file five bills unrelated to finances. Senate Bill 44 (“SB44”) has been introduced by Senator Peterson which provides for reporting and…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and North Little Rock Fiberglass Whirlpool Bath Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Jason International, Inc. (“JII”) entered into an April 4th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 21-029. The CAO provides that JII owns and…
Carbon Pricing/Organized Wholesale Electricity Markets: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Policy Statement
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) published an April 23rd Notice of Policy Statement (“Policy”) in the April 23rd Federal Register addressing carbon pricing in organized wholesale electricity markets. See 86 Fed. Reg. 21714. The FERC states that the purpose of the Policy is to…
Land & Sustainability/Water: Arkansas Environmental Federation Schedules Spring Webinars
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) has scheduled two series of webinars on topics of Land & Sustainability and Water. AEF states that the webinars are approved for continuing education and CLE. The Land & Sustainability webinars currently scheduled include: May 6: 11:00 Ken Bynda, SCS…