Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Houma Marine/Industrial Coatings Distributor Enter Into Settlement Agreement
December 11, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and All America Paint & Supply, Inc. (“AAPS”) entered into a Settlement Agreement (“SA”) addressing alleged violations of the Louisiana Hazardous Waste Regulations. See Docket No. 2024-54799-DEQ. The SA provides that AAPS is a corporation…
PFAS/Sewage Sludge Incinerator: Conservation Law Foundation Files Challenge Before U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Addressing Manchester, New Hampshire NPDES Permit
December 10, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Conservation Law Foundation (“CLF”) filed a Petition for Review (“Petition”) of the City of Manchester, New Hampshire’s Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Permit before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board…
Arkansas Environmental Personnel Moves/Arkansas Drinking Water Advisory/Operating License Committee: Bruce Curtis – Conway County Regional Water District Appointed to Committee
December 10, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Health – Energy Section publication Arkansas Drinking Water Update references a new appointment to the Arkansas Drinking Water Advisory and Operator Licensing Committee (“Committee”). Bruce Curtis of the Conway County Regional Solid Waste District has been appointed to…
Design for Recycling Resolution: House of Representatives Legislation Introduced to Encourage Manufacturers to Design Products to Maximize Their Recyclability
December 10, 2025
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Congressman Lou Correa introduced the Design for Recycling Resolution (“Resolution”) that is described as recognizing and encouraging: … efforts by manufacturers to reduce waste and consumption of raw materials by designing products to maximize their recyclability. The Resolution is described as…
Solid Waste Removal Service/Temporary Waste Projects: Arkansas Supreme Court Addresses Whether City of Holiday Island Can Exclude Supplemental Waste Management Services
The Supreme Court of Arkansas (“SCT”) addressed in a December 4th Opinion an issue involving a municipality’s authority to exclude other waste management providers. See 2025 Ark. 194. The question considered is whether the Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act (“Act”) provides the municipality the…
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