On May 13, nine state attorneys general filed a complaint against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) challenging EPA’s COVID-19 enforcement discretion policy, which we discussed in previous articles here and here....more
On May 7, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-77 (Order), extending the mandatory stay-at-home restrictions for all Michigan residents through May 28. ...more
As states across the country continue to grapple with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-70 (Order), which took effect on May 1 and continues the mandatory stay-at-home...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is quietly taking steps to provide financial relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an April 14 model letter, DOJ offered to temporarily suspend its collection of stipulated penalty...more
In the three weeks since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its much-discussed coronavirus (COVID-19) enforcement discretion policy (Policy), governmental and environmental group opposition to the Policy...more
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-42 (Order), which took effect on April 9 at 11:59 p.m. and extends the mandatory stay-at-home restrictions for all...more
On April 10, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) and Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) jointly released a memorandum to all EPA Regional...more
In the wake of Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Executive Order 2020-21 (Order) mandating stay-at-home restrictions for all Michigan residents in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, companies across the state are trying to...more