By: Ted A. Warpinski and M. Andrew Skwierawski Since taking office on January 20th, President Biden has taken the expected actions to halt or slow down many of the policies of the Trump Administration. Some of these actions are global in nature, like rejoining the Paris Climate Accord to address climate change. Others could be felt locally, like the executive order revoking the permit for the...
By: Ted A. Warpinski and M. Andrew Skwierawski On March 26, 2020, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) issued guidance on how it intends to handle environmental compliance obligations that may be impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic. A link to our update on that guidance can be found here. At that time, we expected that the Wisconsin DNR would take a similar approach and...
By: Ted A. Warpinski and M. Andrew Skwierawski On March 26, 2020, EPA issued the policy document entitled "COVID-19 Implications for EPA's Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Program." The policy document addresses situations where compliance with environmental obligations may not be "reasonably practicable" due to COVID-19. The policy is retroactive to March 13, 2020. Regulated entities would...
