2019 Environmental Awards: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Announces it is Accepting Applications
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) announced it is accepting applications for the 2019 Environmental Awards. Each year ADEQ recognizes businesses and organizations in Arkansas for efforts made to protect and enhance the state’s environment by presenting four prestigious…
Renewable/Clean Energy Technologies: Commercial Data Centers' Request to Virginia State Corporation Commission Regarding Integrated Resources Plan
A group of data center providers, colocation service providers, and customers of data center facilities (collectively “Data Centers”) with operations in Virginia submitted September 17th comments to the Virginia State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) asking it to consider renewable and clean…
Annual Arkansas Environmental Policy Summit: October 26th/North Little Rock, Arkansas
The 3rd Annual Arkansas Environmental Policy Summit (“Summit”) will be held on October 26th. The Summit will be held at the University of Arkansas – Pulaski Technical College in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Summit partners include: Arkansas Public Policy Panel Audubon Arkansas Sierra Club of…
Mold Damage: Federal Court Addresses Insurance Coverage Issue
Co-Author: Claire Maddox A United States District Court in Connecticut (“Court”) addressed in a September 26th opinion whether an insurance policy covered certain mold damage. See National Liability & Fire Ins. Co. and Boat America Corporation v. John Jablonowski, 2018 WL 4623027 (D. Conn. 2018)…
Border-Wall: Environmental Groups File U.S. District Court (District of Columbia) Action Against Department of Homeland Security Challenging Environmental Waivers
The Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, and Animal Legal Defense Fund (collectively “CBD”) filed an October 17th Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) challenging the issuance of environmental waivers by the United States Department of Homeland Security…