Water Supply Rule: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Announces Withdrawal
The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works directed on January 21st the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) to withdraw a proposed rule titled: Use of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Reservoir Projects for Domestic, Municipal & Industrial Water Supply, also known as the Water…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: January 29, 2020 Meeting
As noted in a previous blog post, Arkansas operates a petroleum tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks that suffer corrective action requirements and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks meets…
Process Safety Management/OSHA Enforcement: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Refinery Cited for Alleged Violations
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a January 17th news release stating that Philadelphia Energy Solutions (“PES”) has been cited for violations of safety and health hazards related to process safety management (“PSM”). The citations are stated to have been issued…
Cobalt Contamination/Leased Facility: Federal District Court Addresses Motion to Dismiss Cost Recovery Action
Co-Author: Austin Reed The United States District Court for the Northern District of California (“Court”) addressed in a November 18th Order a cost recovery action involving cobalt contamination. See Quantum Labs, Inc. v. Maxim Integrated Prods. Inc., No. 18-cv-07598-BLF, 2019 WL 6117481 (N.D. Cal…
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program: U.S. Department of Agriculture Publishes Interim Rule
January 22, 2020
by Jordan P. Wimpy
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (“USDA”) recent efforts to update the Farm Bill’s Title II conservation programs continued into the 2020 year. USDA has issued since early December a number of interim final rules to update the nation’s conservation programs which include: the Conservation…