Businesses Have COVID-19 Worries; These Resources Can Help
With numerous measures now in place at the federal, state and local levels, the following are some of the latest resources available to walk businesses through the relief programs enacted, including under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act"). Financial Assistance…
UPDATE: New Regulations Define Broadly Health Care Providers Excluded from Paid Expanded Medical Leave and Paid Sick Leave Requirements
In the wake of phase three of coronavirus relief in the form of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), lawmakers are discussing phase four. For this update, however, we go back to phase two, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The FFCRA contains several…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Underground Storage Tank Compendium/Correspondence: ASTM Visual Sump Pump Test Standard Addressed
The Petroleum Marketers Association (“PMAA”) publication Weekly Review published a March 26th article addressing a new ASTM Standard for spill bucket and sump testing. Spill bucket and sump testing is required by 40 C.F.R. § 280.35 of the Federal Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. PMAA…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment Establishes Resources and Information Webpage
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (E&E), Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has established a COVID-19 “Resources and Information” webpage on the DEQ website. According to the DEQ, the webpage was created to provide up-to-date information regarding the coronavirus. The…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Issues Environmental Enforcement Guidance
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (“MDEQ”) issued an April 2nd Memorandum (“Memorandum”) addressing compliance with regulatory requirements during the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic. The Memorandum was transmitted from MDEQ Interim Executive Director Chris Wells to “All…