Overview
Steptoe partner Tony Hopp authored an article titled "Coal Ash Rule Update: Will Citizen Groups Be Able to Use RCRA to Second-Guess Utilities' Closure Plans?" for Pratt's Energy Law Report. The article, published in the February issue, discusses how the surge in Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) private citizen suits poses a concern for utilities who are diligently working through coal ash pond closure in compliance with complex and sometimes conflicting state and federal regulations.