Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Grand Rapids, Michigan, Hospital Enter into Consent Agreement
November 20, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Spectrum Health Hospitals (“Spectrum”) entered into an October 29th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) hazardous waste regulations. See Docket…
Product Liability Appeal Won Due to Analytical Gaps in Plaintiff's Expert Witness Opinion
In a negligence and failure-to-warn case brought against a product distributor, the plaintiff was relying on their expert witness as the sole means to prove that the product at issue came from the defendant. However, the plaintiff’s expert witness failed to pass muster under the relevant legal test…
Better Practices, Better Planet 2020 Sustainability Awards: American Forest & Paper Association Announces Clear Water Paper, Evergreen Packaging and Resolute Forest Products as Winners
November 19, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The American Forest & Paper Association (“AFPA”) announced the winners of its annual Better Practices, Better Planet 2020 Sustainability Award. Three companies with Arkansas facilities were among the seven winners. Evergreen Packaging (“Evergreen”) was announced as a “Leadership In Sustainability –…
Advancing Sustainable Materials Management/2018 Fact Sheet: November 2020 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Report
November 19, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a November 2020 report titled: Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: 2018 Fact Sheet (“Report”) The Report is subtitled: Assessing Trends in Materials Generation and Management in the United States EPA has for a number of…
Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Mobile County Steam Electric Generating Plant Enter into Consent Order
November 19, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Alabama Power Company (“APC”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. The CO provides that APC is the owner/operator of an electric steam generating plant (“Plant”) operating in Mobile…
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