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Service Animals in Arkansas Schools: What Every Administrator Should Know - Part Two
In a prior installment of this blog post we outlined the law that all Arkansas school administrators should know about service animals. Now we turn to a slightly less clear issue that comes up quite frequently: the difference between service animals and emotional support animals. The Mitchell…
Service Animals in Arkansas Schools: What Every Administrator Should Know (Part 1)
Navigating the ADA, Reasonable Accommodations, and Safety in Practice If you’ve ever had a parent or visitor arrive at your school event with a dog, you’ve probably found yourself asking: What are my legal responsibilities? What questions am I allowed to ask? How do I balance access, safety, and…
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Fall 2025 Meeting Summary
The Mitchell Williams Insurance Regulatory team of lawyers recently attended the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Fall 2025 National Meeting which was held in Hollywood, FL. This summary highlights issues that various NAIC groups addressed. What You Need to Know: …
Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order/Assessment Addressing Ashland Facility
December 9, 2025
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a November 5th Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Brockton USA, LLC (“BU”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. See Case No. UST25-0111. The Order provides that BU is a…
Federal Government Poised to Amend Definition of Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance … (Again)
On August 7, 2025, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (collectively “the Departments”) released a statement that they intend to undertake notice-and-comment rulemaking to reconsider the 2024 amendments to the federal regulatory definition of short-term…
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law Blog
Nutrients/Montana Water Quality Standards: Upper Missouri Waterkeeper Judicial Action Challenging U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Approval
The Upper Missouri Waterkeeper and two other organizations filed a January 26th Complaint in the United States District Court of Montana challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (“EPA”) decision approving revisions to the State of Montana's numeric nutrient water quality standards…
Arkansas Water Plan Update: Arkansas Department of Agriculture Announces Additional Public Meetings
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture (“ADA”) announced that it will facilitate virtual meetings that will be held on February 24th and 25th as part of its process for updating the Arkansas Water Plan (“AWP”). The virtual meetings have been designated as follows: Water and Wastewater…
PSD/Clean Air Act: EarthJustice Judicial District Court Petition Challenging Extension for St. James Parish, Louisiana Chemical Manufacturing Facility
EarthJustice and several other organizations filed a February 5th Petition for Judicial Review (“Petition”) in the 19th Judicial District Court/Parish of East Baton Rouge appealing the Lousiana Department of Environmental Quality’s (“LDEQ”) granting of an extension to the commencement of…
Freedom of Information Act/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Judicial Action Seeking Documents Related to Administrator's Comments About Agency Employees
The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (“PEER”) filed a February 4th Complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) alleging violations of the federal Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”)…
Section 404/Clean Water Act: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) Public Notices Saline County, Arkansas Recreation Pond Project Application
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) (“Corps”) issued a February 5th public notice (“Notice”) regarding a Section 404 Clean Water Act application by Shane Ferguson. The application requests authorization for proposed work that would be confined to a stretch of a creek that…