Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order/Civil Penalty Addressing Ashland City, Tennessee Water Heater Manufacturing Facility
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“TACB”) issued a March 4th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) addressing an alleged air permit violation by State Industries, LLC (“State”). See Division of Air Pollution Case No. APC19-0178. The Order provides that State…
APRIL 7, 2020 UPDATE: Survey of State Insurance Department COVID-19 Regulatory Actions
As questions loom regarding stay at home orders and qualifications for essential services, insurance regulators continue to proactively address insurance concerns in all lines of business. Particular interest in the current update includes further expansion of telehealth (including veterinarians)…
NAIC/Texas Department of Insurance COVID-19 Information Request Template
April 7, 2020
by Burnie Burner
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), with industry input, developed a survey for gathering information related to the impact of COVID-19 on insurers and how insurers are responding to this unprecedented public health emergency. The NAIC Survey template is available here. The…
Registration Decisions for Use of Dicamba on Dicamba-Tolerant Cotton/Soybean: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General Notification Evaluation
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued an April 3rd Notification of Evaluation (“NOE”) titled: EPA’s Registration Decisions for Uses of Dicamba on Dicamba-Tolerant Cotton and Soybean See Project No. OA&E-FY20-0122. Dicamba is a…
Microplastics/Drinking Water: California State Water Resources Control Board Proposes to Adopt Definition
The California State Water Resources Control Board (“Board”) is proposing to adopt a definition for microplastics. The definition would be applicable to the Board’s drinking water program. The Board is one of six environmental entities operated under the authority of the California Environmental…