"No Surprises Act" Compliance Tips For Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers
On July 13th, group health plans and health insurance issuers subject to the Federal No Surprises Act (the “Act”) received the first phase of interim final rules promulgated under the Act (the “Rules”) and issued by the Office of Personnel Management, Department of Labor (DOL), Department of…
Waters of the United States/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Corps of Engineers Announce Upcoming Public Outreach Sessions
The United States Environmental Protection Agency and Corps of Engineers (collectively “Corps”) issued a July 30th news release announcing plans for: . . . upcoming community engagements to inform their efforts to revise the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) to better ensure…
Underground Injection Control/Safe Drinking Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Arenac County, Michigan, Production Well Operator Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Sterling Operators, Inc., (“Sterling”) entered into a July 16th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”) Underground Injection Control Regulations. See Docket No…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Benton County Medical Complex Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Mercy Health System of NWA (“Mercy”) entered into a July 7th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an Arkansas air regulation. See LIS No. 21-065. The CAO provides…
Sources of United States Electricity/2020: U.S. Energy Information Administration Ranks Renewables as Second
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) announced in a July 28th article that: Renewables Became the Second-Most Prevalent U.S. Electricity Source in 2020 (“Article”) EIA defines renewable energy sources as including: Wind Hydroelectric Solar Biomass Geothermal energy …