Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Lamar County Commercial Hazardous Waste Treatment/Storage Facility Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and US Ecology Sulligent, Inc. (“US Ecology”) entered into a March 24th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of provisions of the ADEM Administrative Code related to hazardous waste. See CO No. 21-XXX-CHW. US Ecology is…
Contamination/Asset Purchase Agreement: Federal Appellate Court Interprets Indemnification Provision
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (“Court”) addressed in a March 31st Opinion the indemnification provision of an Asset Purchase Agreement (“APA”) involving contamination that was identified subsequent to closing. See Wisconsin Central Ltd. v. Soo Line Railroad Co., No…
Refrigerants/Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Brook Park, Ohio, Recycling Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and KB Trading, Inc. (“KB”) entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Clean Air Act regulations addressing: . . . disposing of appliances, including small appliances and motor vehicle…
UIC/SSO Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Salesville Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Salesville, Arkansas, (“Salesville”) entered into an April 22nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations involving the Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) Code…
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations/ Water Pollution Control: Maryland Circuit Court Addresses Whether Permit Should Have Included Gaseous Ammonia Prohibition
A Montgomery County, Maryland, Circuit Court (“Court”) addressed in a Memorandum Opinion (“Opinion”) whether a reissued State Discharge Permit No. 19AF/National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit No. MDG01 (“Permit”) should have included a prohibition on gaseous ammonia. See In Re…