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Proposed NJ Bill That Would Provide For “Community Cats” Does Not Adequately Address Harm To Wildlife And Disease Concerns From Feral Cat Populations

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/10/20

NJ Senate bill S1034 and sister bill A4399 would establish a “special, nonlapsing fund to be known as the ‘Compassion for Community Cats Fund” that would be funded in part by “moneys as may be appropriated by the Legislature.” Before discussing the provisions set forth in these bills, one has to

Court Holds That Corporation Need Not Verify Its Answer

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/10/20

Section 446 of the California Code of Civil Procedure concerns the verification of pleadings.  Subdivision (a) provides that an answer to a complaint generally must be verified in either of two following circumstances......

Close Encounters Of The (Cumulative) 15 Minute Kind

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/10/20

Just when you thought you had your contact tracing protocol down for dealing with COVID-19 exposures, CDC guidance has changed again.

SEC Proposes Conditional Exemption From Broker Registration Requirements For Finders Assisting Small Businesses With Capital Raising Efforts

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/10/20

Easing of restrictions may be on the way for smaller issuers seeking to rely on “finders” to assist with their capital raising efforts. On October 7, 2020, the U.S.

Georgia Finalizes New Telemedicine Practice Rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/10/20

The Georgia Composite Medical Board recently finalized a new amendment to its telemedicine practice standards.

U.S. EPA Formalizes Reversal of “Once In/Always In” Emission Permitting Policy

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/10/20

U.S. EPA’s final rule reversing its 25 year old hazardous air pollutant “once in/always in” policy will soon be published in the Federal Register and will become effective 60 days thereafter. While first announced in a January 2018 memorandum, the policy has now been formalized as a rule.

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality and Lincoln County Rock Crushing Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/10/20

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Southeast Gravel Company, Inc., (“Southeast”) entered into an October 8th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See LIS No. 20-177.

CMS Expands Medicare Telehealth Services List and Support for State Medicaid Telehealth

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/10/20

On October 14, 2020, CMS added eleven (11) new services to its Medicare telehealth list that are payable during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). This latest expansion of telehealth services is the first to use the new, expedited process that CMS established in May 2020.

Storage Tank Enforcement: Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order Related to LaFollette, Tennessee, Owner

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/10/20

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a proposed September 24th Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Big Creek Market, LLC, (“BCM”) regarding alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank rules. See Case No. UST20-0109.

Trump vs. Biden: What Could Be Next for the Energy Transition?

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/10/20

The major policy differences between President Trump and Former Vice President Joe Biden on regulations governing energy and the environment could have major impacts on the energy transition.

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