The Bullet: On March 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a national emergency declaration to provide hours-of-service regulatory relief to commercial vehicle drivers transporting emergency relief in response to the nationwide coronavirus…
EPA Corrects the Record after Reckless Reporting on Temporary Compliance Guidance
The Bullet: On March 26, EPA released a temporary policy regarding the agency’s enforcement of environmental legal obligations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite some media accounts, this temporary policy is not a license to pollute. This press release is an attempt to…
U.S. EPA Acts to Protect the Public from Unregistered “Virus Shut Out” Product Imported into Honolulu and Guam
The Bullet: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it has prevented several shipments of an illegal health product from entering U.S. Pacific ports under federal pesticide laws. View the News Release Who: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 09…
FAQs: What is webinar training?
If the applicable regulations mandate you provide training for you and/or your personnel you may wish to consider a web-based training format (webinar training) to deliver that training. Below are some frequently asked questions about my webinar training. Is your…
Wisconsin DNR Extends Deadline for 2019 Annual Hazardous Waste Report
In response to COVID-19, the Wisconsin DNR is aware that facilities may need additional time to complete and submit their annual reports. The 2019 hazardous waste annual report was due March 1, 2020, per ss. NR 662.041(1) Wis. Adm. Code.…
Wisconsin DNR Offers Haz Waste Generators 30 Day Extension to On-Site Accumulation Time Limits due to COVID-19
In response to COVID-19, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has developed an online method for requesting an extension to generator accumulation time limits. Wisconsin’s hazardous waste regulations allow both large quantity generators (LQG) and small quantity generators (SQG) to…