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Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, March 17, 2025

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Gov. Shapiro Criticizes Dems’ Strategy in Government Shutdown Fight -During an appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher, Governor Josh Shapiro criticized U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for not leveraging more...more

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Treasury Issues Final Rule on COVID State Funds

On January 6, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a final rule on the use of Coronavirus State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) provided to state, local, and tribal governments pursuant to the American...more

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Can We Blame This On The ‘Rona?

Being the Husband and Father of 3 medical professionals who have been on the front-lines of COVID-19, I am the last person to make a joke of the pandemic. At the same time, like many of you, I am worn-slick with the 24-7...more

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EPA Fast Tracks “Long-Lasting” Antiviral Products for Use Against COVID-19

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Companies interested in anti-microbial products and innovating during the COVID-19 pandemic should note a recent change in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) review process for long-lasting residual...more

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Governor Ducey’s July Surprise for Key Sunsetting Arizona Environmental Programs

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There is no question that the Coronavirus Disease 19 (“COVID-19”) pandemic has been taking its toll on public health, and it is doing so in more ways than some folks may be aware. Environmental programs which are instrumental...more

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CalEPA Issues Statement on Enforcement and Compliance Requirements During COVID-19 Pandemic

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Wednesday, April 15th, the California Environmental Protection Agency (“CalEPA”) issued a statement regarding enforcement and compliance requirements during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which is particularly relevant and...more

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ODEQ to exercise enforcement discretion, as warranted, during COVID-19 crisis

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On March 30, 2020, the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) provided written guidance regarding enforcement during the COVID-19 pandemic situation. Please note the following highlights...more

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Ohio EPA information on COVID-19 and public water systems

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The Ohio EPA Division of Drinking and Groundwaters posted several recent updates to its Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response, Questions, and Guidance website to inform that it is actively monitoring the COVID-19 situation in Ohio...more

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Client Alert: Ohio EPA Issues Two COVID-19 Policies

A. Enforcement Discretion. Ohio EPA recently issued two new guidance memos relating to compliance and operator obligations. On March 25, 2020, the Ohio EPA announced a short memo dealing with notice and enforcement discretion...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

Balancing Environmental Protection and Public Health in the time of COVID-19 (and after)

Greenwire reported today that two medical sterilization facilities in Georgia that had been shut down or had production limited due to concerns about exposures to ethylene oxide would be allowed to increase operations in...more

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COVID-19 and drinking water and wastewater

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Regarding drinking water, EPA advised that the COVID-19 virus has not been detected in drinking water supplies and that Americans should continue to use tap water for drinking and handwashing as usual. Coronavirus...more

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Coronavirus/Safe Handling of Waste: National Waste & Recycling Association Guidance Document Issued

The National Waste & Recycling Association’s (“NWRA”) Healthcare Waste Institute published a March 9th document titled: Frequently Asked Questions, 2019 Novel Coronavirus (“FAQ”)...more

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EPA Report: Coronavirus and Drinking Water and Wastewater

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This week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released guidance on the coronavirus and the U.S. drinking and waste water systems.  According to the EPA, “Based on current evidence, the risk to water supplies is low. ...more

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CORONAVIRUS, We Thought We Knew Ye! The Wuhan Potential Pandemic

The novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has infected more than 50,000 and killed more than 1,000 persons across China. It has spread in France and England, and elsewhere. We knew “it“ was coming, but naively – if imprudently – we...more

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