Post-Closure Care at Hazardous Waste Units : U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Project Notification
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a March 23rd Project Notification titled: Post-Closure at Hazardous Waste Units Closed with Waste in Place (“Notification”) See Project No. OA&E-FY19-0323. The Notification is transmitted to…
IRS Closes Doors, Sending Non-Mission Critical Employees Home to Wait Out COVID-19
In an internal agency-wide email from Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Human Capital Officer Robin Bailey, Jr., beginning March 30th all employees—but for those in “mission-critical duties”—were instructed to evacuate the work site, including employees who are currently not teleworking but whose work…
Arkansas Environmental Personnel Moves: Ms. Sarah L. Chitwood Named U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Little Rock District) Regulatory Division Chief
Ms. Sarah L. Chitwood has been named the Chief of the Regulatory Division of the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) Little Rock District. She replaces Ms. Elaine Edwards who retired from the position on January 31st after many years of service. The Little Rock District encompasses…
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act/Clean Water Act Citizen Suit Action: Southern Environmental Law Center Alleges Violations by Charleston County, South Carolina, Plastic-Pellet Packager
The Southern Environmental Law Center (“SELC”) filed a March 19th Complaint for Declaratory Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) against Frontier Logistics, L.P., (“Frontier”) alleging violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) and Clean Water Act (“CWA”). The Complaint was filed…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Missouri Department of Natural Resources Addresses Regulatory Relief Requests
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) issued a March 24th document titled: Request for Regulatory Relief Due to COVID-19 Impacts (“Memorandum”) The Memorandum is stated to be an attempt to: . . . facilitate continuity of operations for key Missouri industries impacted by reduced…