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…
Hazardous Waste Rules: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment -Division of Environmental Quality Notes Regulation No. 23 Updates
November 18, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) issued a Notification to hazardous waste generators referencing the adoption of five new rules. The rules include: Revised Definition of Solid Waste, e-Manifest User Fee, Hazardous Waste Generator…
Citizen Suit Enforcement - Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law/Non-Coal Surface Mining Act: Delaware Riverkeeper Network 60-Day Notice Addressing Quarry
November 18, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Delaware Riverkeeper Network (“DRN”) sent a November 6th letter to Hercules Cement Company, LP d/b/a Buzzi Unicem USA (“Hercules”) styled: Notice of Citizen Suit Pursuant to the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act and the Clean Streams Law (“Notice”) The letter is stated…
112(r)/Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Williamsport, Maryland, Grocery Store Owner Enter into Expedited Penalty Agreement
November 18, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Save-A-Lot Food Stores, Ltd. (“Save-A-Lot”) entered into a November 2nd Expedited Penalty Action and Consent Agreement (“Consent Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of the Section 112(r) regulations. See Docket No…