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Solid Waste

9/2/2009 1:15:05 PM EST

California Waste Board is eliminated as part of budget compromise

Posted by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.
Partner, Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley

As part of the recent budget compromise in California, Governor Schwarzenegger signed SB 63 [Continue reading >>

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Solid Waste

9/3/2009 5:32:35 PM EST

EPA to study environmental justice impact of RCRA rule redefining solid waste

Posted by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.
Partner, Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley

As noted in prior posts, a final RCRA regulation was promulgated that redefined "solid waste" in October, 2008. The rule sought to exclude 1.5 million tons of material from RCRA regulation. Environm ...

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Solid Waste

6/26/2009 10:33:21 AM EST

EPA Takes Steps To Repeal 2 Bush-era RCRA Rules Defining Solid Waste And Allowing More Waste To Be Burned

Posted by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.
Partner, Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley

In December 2008 the Bush Administration issued the emissions-comparable fuel rule, as noted in prior posts. The final rule expanded 40 C.F.R., Part 261.38, and excluded from the definition of solid waste certain secondary materials (e.g., sludge ...

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