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The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Campbell & Mance Resources, LLC (“CMR”) entered into a Consent Order addressing alleged violations of a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) General Construction...By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,

The Tennessee Secretary of the Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued an October 24th proposed Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Lhoist North America of Tennessee, Inc. (“LNATI”) for alleged violations of an air permit. See...By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,

The Superior Court of Connecticut (Judicial District of Hartford) (“Court”) addressed in a September 30th opinion certain issues arising in an asbestos exposure case. See Julian Poce, et al., v. O&G Industries, Inc., et al., 2019 WL 5295545. The...By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,

The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued an October 7th news release stating it cited Liberty Casting Company (“Liberty”) for certain alleged violations. Liberty is stated to operate a Delaware, Ohio foundry....By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced in a September 27th news release it has implemented what it denominates the “OSHA Weighting System” (“OWS”). The OWS is being implemented for fiscal year (FY) 2020....By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,

A recent Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion should serve as a reminder to Arkansas businesses that the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) (the federal governmental agency responsible for enforcing U.S. labor law in relation to collective...By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) (“Corps”) issued a September 18th public notice stating that it was reissuing Department of the Army General Permit 60 on behalf of Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Hydro-Operations. General...By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (‘EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a September 9th report titled: EPA Not Effectively Implementing the Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (“Report”)...By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,

The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a September 3rd report stating that annual capacity-weighted average construction costs for solar photovoltaic systems continue to decrease. The conclusion was derived from 2017 data...By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued an August 20th Project Notification titled: Post-Closure Care at Hazardous Waste Units Closed with Waste in Place (“Notification”)...By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,