Transportation/Hazardous Materials: U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Intermediate Bulk Containers
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a July 15th Interpretive Letter the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to intermediate bulk containers (“IBCs”). See Reference No. 24-0120. PHMSA was responding to a December 6, 2024, letter…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Arkansas Department of Transportation Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the Arkansas Department of Transportation (“DOT”) entered into a July 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a General Air Permit. See LIS No. 20-055. The CAO…
Solar Energy System/Tree Removal: Massachusetts Appellate Court Addresses Zoning Issue
Co-Author Andrew Kutchka The Appeals Court of Massachusetts (“Court”) addressed in a July 9th Opinion an issue arising out of the siting of a governmental solar energy system. See Sunpin Energy Servs., LLC v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of Petersham, 105 Mass. App. Ct. 641 (2025). The decision involved a…
Guidance on Referrals for Potential Criminal Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Notice
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the July 31st Federal Register what it describes as its: …plans to address regulatory offenses that give rise to criminal liability under the recent executive order on Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations. See…
2025 Arkansas Solid Waste Association of North America - Annual Meeting: 6 Hour Update/Conway Expo and Event Center August 19th (REMINDER)
The Arkansas Chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America (“SWANA”) is holding its 2025 Annual Meeting and 6 Hour Update on August 19th. The Meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 19 from 8 AM to 4 PM CDT at the Conway, Arkansas Expo and Event Center located at 2505 East Oak Street…