COVID-19/OSHA: Interim Enforcement Response Plan
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued an April 13th guidance memorandum titled: Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)(“Memorandum”) The Memorandum states it is intended to provide instructions and guidance to Area Offices and…
Criteria and Process for Objecting to Requests to Import Hazardous Waste to a U.S. Facility: January 8th Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Guidance Document
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a January 8th Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) guidance document (“Guidance”) titled: Criteria and Process for Objecting to Requests to Import Hazardous Waste to a U.S. Facility The Guidance was authored by Kathleen…
Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and North Little Rock Municipal Airport Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and North Little Rock Municipal Airport (“NLR”) entered into a March 20th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination…
COVID-19 Guidance for Texas Businesses
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Texas Governor’s Business and Community Development Division has published helpful frequently asked questions for local small businesses and community economic development partners to address issues such as tax payment, employer inquiries including…
Carbon Pricing/Policy Options: Organizations Submit Joint Request to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Requesting Technical Conference/Workshop
A number of organizations submitted an April 13th document titled Request for Technical Conference or Workshop (“Request”) to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) asking that it convene a technical conference or workshop. See Docket No. AD20-____. The Request asks that the technical…