Solid/Hazardous Waste Administrative/Judicial Developments 2025-2026: Arkansas Environmental Federation Presentation

I undertook a presentation at the Arkansas Environmental Federation’s Land Resources Seminar on April 14th in Little Rock titled:

Solid Waste/Hazardous Waste Administrative/Judicial Developments – 2025-2026 (“Presentation”).

The Presentation addressed the following topics:

• Hazardous Waste Manifest Regulations/RCRA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Sunsetting Use of Paper Manifests
• Residential Lead Directive for CERCLA Sites/RCRA Hazardous Waste Cleanup Program Facilities: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Memorandum
• PFOA/PFOS/CERCLA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Intent to Retain Designation
• Post-Consumer E-Cigarettes/RCRA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Interpretive Letter Addressing Potential Application of the Household Hazardous Waste Exemption
• Scrap Tires Combusted in Cement Kilns/Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials Regulations: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Designation as Non-Waste Fuel
• Universal Waste Rule/Solar Panel and Lithium Battery Universal Waste Proposed Rule: Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials Submit Comments to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Biosolids/Clean Water Act: Federal Court Addresses Citizen Suit Action Against U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Alleging Failure to Address PFAS
• Waste Disposal/Alleged Future Damages: Federal Court (Mississippi) Addresses Landfill Owners' Judicial Action Against Generator
• Antitrust/Consumer Protection: Five State Attorney Generals Allege Violations by Environmental Organizations Promoting Recycling Standards
• Solid Waste Removal Service/Temporary Waste Projects: Arkansas Supreme Court Addresses Whether City of Holiday Island Can Exclude Supplemental Waste Management Services
• Trespass/Nuisance: Family Trust Files Benton County, Arkansas Circuit Court Action Lowell Facility Alleging Illegal Mining/Dumping
• Reinforcing a Compliance First Orientation for Compliance Assurance in Civil Enforcement Activities: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Memorandum
• Release Reporting/CERCLA Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Morganfield, Kentucky Medical Device Design Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
• Environmental Criminal Enforcement/Clean Air Act: Erie, Pennsylvania Coke Manufacturing Plant Owner Guilty Plea
• Environmental Criminal Enforcement: Eugene, Oregon Wood Treatment Facility Operators Sentenced for Alleged Hazardous Waste/Clean Air Act Violations
• Environmental Criminal Enforcement: Pennsylvania Attorney General Announces Charges Against Natural Gas Company for Alleged Violations
• Oregon Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act: National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors Files Judicial Challenge
• Cadmium/Lead/OSHA Enforcement: Janesville, Wisconsin Recycling Facility Cited for Alleged Violations
• OSHA Enforcement: Franksville, Wisconsin Disposal/Recycling Company Proposed Penalties for Alleged Violations
• CIRCLE Act: U.S. House of Representatives Legislation Introduced to Expand Recycling Capacity
• Preproduction Plastic Materials: Colorado General Assembly Enacts Discharge Prohibition
• Aboveground Storage Tanks/Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Approves Drones for Visual Inspections
• Insurance Coverage/Perchloroethylene: Federal Court Addresses Whether Duty to Defend Triggered Through Insured's Actions Addressing Contamination
• Solid Waste/RCRA: Federal Court Addresses Status of a Medicinal Product

A copy of the Presentation slides can be found here.