Antitrust/Consumer Protection: Five State Attorney Generals Allege Violations by Environmental Organizations Promoting Recycling Standards
Attorney Generals for five states transmitted October 29th letters to several environmental organizations alleging that they are violating federal and state antitrust laws. The Attorney Generals from the following states signed the letters: Florida Texas Iowa Nebraska Montana (Collectively…
Wetlands/Inverse Condemnation: Washington Appellate Court Addresses Application of Subsequent Purchaser Doctrine
Co-Author Max McCastlain The Court of Appeals of Washington (“Court of Appeals”) addressed in an October 14th Opinion an inverse condemnation issue. See Mark D. Stephens & Lynn Stephens, Appellants, v. Town of Steilacoom, a municipal corporation, Respondent., No. 60051-0-II, 2025 WL 2912243 (Wash…
Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Chicago Steel Pickling Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Nacme Steel Processing, LLC (“NSP”) entered into an August 7th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing an alleged Clean Air Act violation. See Docket No. CAA-05-2025-0039. The CAFO provides that NSP owns and operates a…
Information Quality Act/PFAS: Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Request for EPA Correction
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (“PEER”) submitted an October 29th letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) styled: Demand for Correction under the Information Quality Act: 1) EPA Questions and Answers About TSCA; and 2) EPA Questions and Answers about…
Examining the Beneficial Use and Regulation of Chemicals: U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee Hearing
The Oversight Committee of the United States Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works held a hearing on October 23rd titled: Examining the Beneficial Use and Regulation of Chemicals (“Hearing”). The Hearing included the following witnesses: Peter Huntsman, President and CEO, Huntsman…