Solid Waste Management Units/Corrective Action: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule Amending RCRA Definition of Hazardous Waste
February 12, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the February 8th Federal Register a proposed rule which would amend the definition of hazardous waste applicable to corrective action to address releases from solid waste management units (“SWMUs”) at Resource Conservation and…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order/Assessment Addressing Chattanooga Coating Facility
February 12, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a proposed Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Techniques Surfaces, USA, Inc. (“TS”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee hazardous waste regulations. See Case No. HWM23-0012. The proposed Order addresses a…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Dumas Enter into Consent Administrative Order
February 12, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Dumas, Arkansas, entered into a January 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”)…
Wind Turbine Project Contract: Indiana Supreme Court Addresses Enforceability Issue
Co-Author: Maria Wright The Supreme Court of Indiana (“S.Ct.”) addressed in a recent Opinion issues arising out of a wind turbine contract. See Performance Servs., Inc. v. Randolph E. Sch. Corp., 211 N.E.3d 508, 512 (Ind. 2023). The question involved the enforceability of a wind-turbine contract…
Fenceline Monitoring/Clean Air Act: Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment and Commerce City Refinery Enter into Settlement
The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (“CDPHE”) issued a February 5th news release indicating it has entered into two settlement agreements with Suncor Energy (“Suncor”). The two agreements address a Suncor refinery in Commerce City, Colorado. One of the agreements addresses air…