Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Wood Treatment Processing/Distribution Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and KMG-Bernuth, Inc., (“KMG”) entered into a February 10th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the ADEM Administrative Code that address hazardous waste regulation. See Consent Order No. 20-XXX-CHW. The CO provides that…
Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment- Department of Environmental Quality State of the Air: 2019 Report Issued
The Office of Air Quality (“OAQ”) of the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (“ADEE”), Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) released its annual State of the Air Report (“Report”) on February 29th. Prior to its release, OAQ Interim Associate Director, Will Montgomery, and OAQ State…
When Minor Classroom Misbehavior Escalates to a Federal Court Lawsuit
March 4, 2020
by Devin R. Bates
In a recent case, a seventh grade boy was written up by his teacher because she saw him selling candy in class. The student told an assistant principal that he had hidden the candy in the bottom of a garbage can, and a later search uncovered candy right where the student said it would be. A search…
Employers (Including Municipalities) Still Required to File IRS Forms Despite Changes to Affordable Care Act Individual Mandate
March 3, 2020
by Craig R. Cockrell
If you watch the news, you may have heard that the requirement known as the “individual mandate” under the Affordable Care Act, which generally requires that individuals either obtain health insurance or pay a penalty, was repealed by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Although the “Individual…
Section 401 Water Quality Certification Waiver/Hydroelectric Relicensing: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Addresses Southern California Edison Company Request for Declaratory Order
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a February 20th document titled: Declaratory Order on Waiver of Water Quality Certification (“Order”) The Order addresses a petition filed by Southern California Edison Company (“Edison”) requesting that the FERC declare that the…