Fund Eligibility/Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order and Assessment Addressing Dandridge Farmer Cooperative
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Jefferson Farmers Cooperative (“JFC”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. Case No. FED24-0012. The Order addresses USTs at a…
Tools for Investing Proceeds of Tax-Exempt Bonds
April 17, 2024
by Ashley Edwards
In a previous article, we introduced the fundamental concepts of the yield restriction and rebate rules set out in the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulations and how tax-exempt bonds may be affected by high interest rates. But, as the saying goes, for every rule there is an exception, and…
What is the Statute of Limitations for a Trade Secrets Claim?
April 16, 2024
by Devin R. Bates
What is the statute of limitations for a trade secrets claim? Three years. The Arkansas Uniform Trade Secrets Act explicitly provides that there is a three-year statute of limitations. The three-year time period begins to run when the misappropriation either is discovered, or, should have been…
Stationary Combustion Turbines/NESHAP: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denial of Petition to Delist
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a final denial of a petition requesting removal of the Stationary Combustion Turbines source categories from the list of categories of major sources of Clean Air Act hazardous air pollutants (“HAP”). See EPA-HQ-0AR-2020-0408. The…
Water Sector Risk/Resilience Requirements: Federal Legislation Introduced to Establish a Water Risk and Resilience Organization
Congressman Rick Crawford (Arkansas) and John Duarte (California) introduced H.R. 7922 which is described as establishing: … a Water Risk and Resilience Organization to develop risk and resilience requirements for the water sector. H.R. 7922 would establish a new governing body titled The Water…