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When Selling Annuities Becomes Investment Advice: A Guide for Insurance Providers
Category: Insurance Regulatory
For insurance companies and agents, the distinction between selling annuities and providing investment advice can blur unexpectedly. When annuity sales involve discussions about a client's securities portfolio or recommendations to liquidate investments to fund purchases, agents may inadvertently…
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ANRC Takes Next Step Toward Implementing Arkansas's New Water and Sewer Grant Program
Category: Municipal and Public Finance
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission voted unanimously on April 2, 2026, to recommend new finance rules that will govern how millions of dollars in water and sewer infrastructure funding are distributed, and the implications for utilities, municipalities, and water authorities across the state…
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Final Rulemaking Package Submitted for California Intervenor and AHB Fairness and Accountability Regulations
Category: Insurance Regulatory
On April 20, 2026, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara submitted the final rulemaking package for the Intervenor and Administrative Hearing Bureau (AHB) Fairness and Accountability regulations (REG-2025-00006) to the Office of Administrative Law for final review. These regulations…
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Trademark Scams: How to Spot Them and Protect Yourself
Category: Intellectual Property
Trademark scams are on the rise, leading to confusion amongst trademark owners. In fact, in August 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) took the extraordinary step of sanctioning a foreign filing firm and terminating over 52,000 trademark applications and registrations…
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Understanding Patient Safety Organizations: A Practical Guide
Category: Health Care
If you work in the healthcare industry, you have likely heard about Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) and the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (PSQIA). This article breaks down what these frameworks mean and how they can protect sensitive safety information from disclosure in…
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Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law Blog

Data Centers/Reliable Affordable Service: American Public Power Association Letter to U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The American Public Power Association (“APPA”) submitted an April 20th letter to the following Members of the United States House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee: The Honorable Brett Guthrie, Chairman, Energy & Commerce Committee. The Honorable Frank Pallone, Ranking Member…
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Glyphosate/Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Environmental Working Group Judicial Petition for Writ of Mandamus Alleging Unreasonable Delay by EPA
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Environmental Working Group (“EWG”) filed a Petition for Writ of Mandamus (“Petition”) before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”). The Petition alleges that EPA has unreasonably delayed agency…
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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Monette Enter into Consent Administrative Order
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and City of Monette, Arkansas entered into a March 19th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”)…
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Interim Guidance on the Destruction and Disposal of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Materials Containing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issues 2026 Version
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced on April 28th the availability for comments on the following document: Interim Guidance on the Destruction and Disposal of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Materials Containing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl…
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Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit: National Pork Producers Council Comments on Internal Revenue Service Proposed Regulations
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The National Pork Producers Council (“NPPC”) submitted comments on the United States Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (collectively, “IRS”) rules published in February regarding the Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit (“PTC”) under Section 45Z of the Internal Revenue Code. The…
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