Solid Waste Management Services: Northwest Arkansas Based CARDS Recycling & Disposal Acquires Missouri Waste Company
CARDS Recycling & Disposal (“CARDS”) issued a January 31st news release announcing the purchase of HTS, LLC (“HTS”). CARDS describes HTS as: . . . a local waste company that hauls residential and commercial waste streams for customers in the McDonald County area. HTS is stated to be based in…
Lead-Based Paint Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Washington Renovator Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement and Final Order
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and A1 Asbestos LLC (“A1”) entered into a January 5th Expedited Settlement Agreement and Final Order (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of: . . . the Washington Administrative Code (“WAC”) Title 365 applies to renovations performed for…
Recycling and Composting Accountability Act: U.S. Senators Boozman (Arkansas)/Capito (West Virginia)/Carper (Delaware) Introduce Legislation
United States Senators Boozman (R-Arkansas), Capito (R-West Virginia), and Carper (D-Delaware) announced the development of legislation titled: Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (“Act”) Senators Boozman and Capito serve as Co-Chairs of the United States Senate Recycling Caucus. Senator…
Environmental Criminal Enforcement: Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Analysis Addresses Referrals/Prosecution/Conviction Trends
The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (“PEER”) issued a January 28th news release analyzing environmental criminal enforcement thus far under the Biden Administration. A particular focus of the study was the number of United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) referrals…
Citizen Suit Action/Clean Air Act: Environmental Organizations and Colorado Coal Mine Operators Enter into Consent Decree
The Sierra Club, WildEarth Guardians, Center for Biological Diversity, and High Country Conservation Advocates (collectively “Sierra Club”) and Mountain Coal Company and Arch Resources, Inc. (collectively “Mountain Coal”) entered into a January 18th Consent Decree and Order (“Consent Decree”) to…