Public Health Emergency Event/COVID-19: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Amended Declaration of Emergency/Administrative Order
Secretary Dr. Chuck Carr Brown of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) issued a March 20th Amended Declaration of Emergency Administrative Order (“Order”). See In the Matter of Public Health Emergency Event Name: COVID-19 – Agency Interest No. 221899. The Order was issued…
MARCH 25, 2020 UPDATE: Survey of State Insurance Department COVID-19 Regulatory Actions
The pace of state regulation in response to COVID-19 hasn’t slowed. In the last few days, many states have (1) waived or extended certain licensing requirements for agents and adjusters; (2) urged carriers to allow grace periods for premium payments, temporarily suspended premium payments, offer…
Coronavirus/Clean Air Act: Petroleum Retail Trade Associations Petition U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Reid Vapor Pressure Change
Four petroleum retail trade associations transmitted a March 23rd letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressing the Clean Air Act Reid Vapor Pressure (“RVP”) requirements. The trade associations include: Petroleum Marketers Association of America National…
Tire Enforcement/Request for Injunctive Relief: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Faulkner County Circuit Court Filing
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a March 19th Verified Complaint and Request for Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) against Ward Tire and Auto, LLC, (“Ward”) and several individuals. See 23 CV-20-450. Records are stated to indicate…
Robbing the Wild - How 10 States' Refusal to Ban Trapping is Hurting America's Wild Turtles: Center for Biological Diversity Report
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) issued a report titled: Robbing the Wild: How 10 States’ Refusal to Ban Trapping is Hurting American’s Wild Turtles (“Report”) The Report analyzes state laws in terms of how effective they are believed to protect wild turtles from commercial practices…