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…
Do I Need to Update My Estate Plan?
If your life changes, so should your estate plan. Marriage, divorce, death of a spouse, a birth and a changing relationship with a child are just some of the life changes that may affect your estate plan. Unfortunately, as your life changes, updating your estate plan is often not the first thing on…
Toxic Release Inventory/EPCRA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule Addressing Definition of "Parent Company"
September 29, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a proposed rule in the September 28th Federal Register that would clarify the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (“EPCRA”) Toxics Release Inventory (“TRI”) definition of a “parent company.” See 86 Fed. Reg…