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Waste and Resource Recovery Committee - Newsletter Archive

(includes past newsletters of the Waste Management Committee and Special Committee on Solid Waste)

Vol. 10, No. 2 - August 2010

In this issue:

Coal Ash Warms Up: EPA Issues Long-Awaited Proposed Rules
Mike McLaughlin…1

Litigation of Note: An Update
Thomas M. Bruen and Erik A. Reinertson…3

Financial Assurance in Challenging Economic—and Environmental—Times
Elizabeth Bannister, Patricia Blau, and Janet R. Carl…5

Plastic Bag Bans, Taxes, and Recycling Programs
Heidi Price Knight…9

Evolving Fluorescent Lamp Packaging Requirements
Peder Larson…11

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Vol. 10, No. 1 - January 2010

In this issue:

People of Earth (A Message from the Co-Chairs)
Tom Bruen and Andrew Kenefick…1

The Battle over Regulation of Coal Combustion Products as Waste
William L. Penny and Christina Bodewig Davidow…1

Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
Mike McLaughlin…6

Defining “Solid Waste” Under RCRA: The Long Wait Continues
Deborah K. Tellier and John J. Gregory…9

Biosolids and the Dormant Commerce Clause
Andrew Kenefick…11

Waste and Resource Recovery Committee Law Office Sustainability Checklist…12

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Vol. 9, No. 2 - July 2008

In this issue:

Message from the Vice Chairs
Theodore Hadzi-Antich and Andrew M. Kenefick…1

To Our Committee Members
Thomas M. Bruen…1

Message from the Chair
Stephen D. Mossman…2

Washington State Supreme Court Upholds Municipal Franchises for Collection of Construction and Demolition Wastes
Polly L. McNeill and David W. Wiley…4

Greenhouse Gas Emission Projects at Smaller Landfills
Michael W. McLaughlin, P.E.…5

Waste Disposal of Electronic Equipment
Heather Drayton…9

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Vol. 9, No. 1 - November 2007

In this issue:

Message from the Vice Chairs
Theodore Hadzi-Antich and Andrew M. Kenefick…1

To Our Committee Members
Thomas M. Bruen…2

Message from the Chair
Stephen D. Mossman…2

Special Waste Survey of States
Michael W. McLaughlin, P.E.…3

Local Governments Consider Flow Control in the Wake of United Haulers
David Biderman…7

Third Circuit Vacates District Court Decision on Rail Exemption
David Biderman…9

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Vol. 8, No. 1 - May 2007

Message form the Newsletter Vice Chair
Theodore Hadzi-Antich…1

Message from the Chair
Stephen D. Mossman…1

Welcome to the Waste Management Committee
Thomas M. Bruen…3

United Haulers Association v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority
Stephen D. Mossman…3

Current Status of Flow Control in the United States Pending the Supreme Court’s Decision in United Haulers
David Biderman…7

Global Climate Change: Landfills, Friend or Foe?
Mike McLaughlin…8

HWIR is Dead: Long Live the Mixture and Derived-From Rules
Theodore Hadzi-Antich…10

Teleconference: United States Supreme Court Rules on Flow Control—What Does It Mean for Your Clients?…13

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Vol. 7, No. 1 - June 2005

Chair’s Message
John Milner...1

Due Diligence Assessments of Real Property: New Standards Created by the Proposed “All Appropriate Inquiry” Rule
Kristina G. Nelson...1

Nevada Courts Exclude Construction Debris from Solid Waste Collection Franchises
David Biderman...5

Solid Waste Franchises – Update on the New Battleground in Flow Control
Stephen D. Mossman...7

Cooper Industries v. Aviall Services, Inc.: What Does It All Mean?
George L. Seay, Jr....9

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Vol. 6, No. 2 - August 2004

Comments from the Chair
John Milner...1

Editor's Note
Stephen D. Mossman...1

10 Years after Carbone - A Split in the Circuits Looms on Flow Control
David Biderman...2

The Tech Corner - Landfill Gas and New Source Performance Standards under the Clean Air Act
Mike McLaughlin...5

It's Dirty Work: Solid Waste Legislation in Michigan
Arthur H. Siegal...10

Editor's Column
Stephen D. Mossman...12

Like to Write?...14

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Vol. 6, No. 1 - March 2004

Chair Notes
John Milner...1

Water to Waste and Back Again (Someday) - the City of Santa Monica and MtBE
Joseph Lawrence...2

Waste Management Committee, Membership Vice-Chair Column
Christa R. Perez...5

From the Technology Corner: Redeveloping Landfills
Mike McLaughlin...7

Newsletter Vice-Chair Column
Steve Mossman...9

Spam, Viruses and Now E-Toxicity
Mike McLaughlin...10

2003-04 Waste Management Committee Leadership…11

Calendar of Section Events…12

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Vol. 5, No. 1 - August 2003

Message from the Chair
Karen Mignone

Editor's Column
Stephen D. Mossman

Hydrogen Sulfide in Landfill Gas: A Nuisance Only, or also a Risk to Health?
Michael R. Ames, Sc.D.

Municipalities Regain Control Over Trash - "Flow Control" Revived
Michael D. Diederich, Jr., Esq.

Microturbines: The Next Big Thing in Landfill Gas?
Mike McLaughlin

Section Calendar

New from the Section and ABA Publishing

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Vol. 4, No. 1 - March 2002

Fourth Circuit Holds Viringia's Statutory Restrictions on Out-of-state MSW Are Unconstitutional
Sarah M. Hurley

Back to the Future? Federal Appeals Court Upholds Flow Control
David Biderman

New CERCLA Amendments Offer Liability Protection to Certain Generators of Municipal Solid Waste
Alexa Richman-La Londe

EPA Guidance Documents

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Vol. 3, No. 1 - June 2001

U.S. Supreme Court's American Trucking Opinion: The Decision and its Potential Effects on the Solid Waste Industry
Laura LaValle

Bioreactors - An Alternative to "Dry Tomb" Landfills
Mike McLaughlin

Supreme Court Reduces Federal Authority Over Intrastate Wetlands
Wm. Roger Truitt

U.S. EPA Proposes Subtitle D Landfill Regulatory Changes
Mike McLaughlin

Florida Solid Waste Rule Amendments
Bill Preston

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Vol. 2, No. 2 - July 2000

The Superfund Recycling Equity Act of 1999
Richard J. Brickwedde and Sarah M. Hurley

Landfills and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading
Mike McLaughlin

The Prices of Progress: Computers and Solid Waste
Patrick H. Zaepfel

Florida Solid Waste Rule Making
William D. Preston

Coal Ash Will Not Be Regulated as Hazardous Waste
Lisa Dowden

Case Notes
John Magarian

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Vol. 2 No. 1 - December 1999

Solid Waste Report
Includes Federal Court Enjoins Virginia Disposal Caps, Barge Ban and Regulations; MSW Settlement with EPA Rejected by Court; and EPA Guidance on No-Migration Demonstrations for Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Facilities

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