2/25/2021 6:59:58 PM Cal/OSHA moves forward with development of permanent COVID-19 standard while legislature considers bill to increase enforcement By Ben Patton Mary Balaster California continues to move forward with new proposals for regulation and enforcement of workplace hazards associated with COVID-19. As...
5/22/2020 9:10:51 PM OSHA announces changes (again) to how COVID-19 cases are recorded By Ben Patton Betty Graumlich Noah Oberlander Mark Passero +1 more... Show less With most states starting to reopen after the lockdown, attention is focused on the process for getting back to work safely, and when and...
4/24/2020 5:30:08 PM Montana federal court vacates Nationwide Permit 12 for pipelines and other linear projects By Jennifer Smokelin Daniella Landers Grace Hearn On April 15, 2020, a federal district court in Montana issued an order vacating the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) Nationwide...
4/23/2020 8:09:28 PM Pennsylvania continues to enforce all environmental laws and regulations during COVID-19 pandemic By Jennifer Smokelin Grace Hearn The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that it will continue to enforce all environmental laws and...
4/17/2020 7:50:07 PM TCEQ implementing a more tailored case-by-case enforcement policy than the U.S. EPA in response to COVID-19 By Daniella Landers Grace Hearn The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) announced that it will exercise enforcement discretion on a case-by-case basis as...
4/14/2020 11:32:14 PM California environmental agencies less flexible than U.S. EPA re enforcement policy in response to COVID-19 By Todd Maiden Eric Schmoll While the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has shown some flexibility in enforcement of environmental regulatory obligations...
3/27/2020 10:07:21 PM Last call for alcohol… comments. Proposed amendments to clarify the requirements for providing alcoholic beverage Proposition 65 warnings By Todd Maiden Eric Schmoll Following a recent settlement between the California Attorney General’s Office and a number of alcoholic beverage retailers, the Office...
3/25/2020 11:06:15 PM Administrative agencies have broad subpoena power By Phillip Babich Kerry Roberson A recent decision by a California court of appeal clarified the breadth of the California Water Resources Control Board’s (Board)...
2/28/2020 11:55:21 PM OSHA and Cal/OSHA issue coronavirus guidance By Jessica Wilson Ben Patton Earlier this month, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published information on novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...
2/10/2020 4:55:40 PM Chinese Supreme Court swims against current on liability under Bunker Convention By Gautam Lamba Adam Hedley The PRC Supreme Court has deviated from the accumulated legal precedent regarding liability for pollution under the International...