Hiring? Being Hired? Uncovering the Fine Print.
January 2, 2020
by Devin R. Bates
Clauses in employment contracts may appear benign when a contract is signed, but then later balloon into serious problems. This article will address several of the issues that we see commonly litigated, helping you to understand the issues upfront. There is no one-size-fits-all solution for…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Needs to Improve Emergency Planning Resources During Future Disasters: Office of Inspector General Report
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a report on December 16th titled: EPA Needs to Improve Its Emergency Planning to Better Address Air Quality Concerns During Future Disasters (“Report”) The Report compiles the findings of an…
Trafalgar/Stump Dump Site: Bella Vista Property Owners Association Response to Fredericks Construction Company, Inc.,'s Motion to Dismiss
The Bella Vista Property Owners Association (“POA”) filed a Brief in Opposition to Thomas Fredericks and Fredericks Construction Company Inc.’s (collectively, “FCC”) Motion to Dismiss the POA’s challenge to a Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”). The POA had previously asked that the Arkansas…
A Clean Water Utility's Guide to Considering Source Identification, Pretreatment, and Sampling Protocols for PFAS: National Association of Clean Water Agencies Issues Guidance
December 31, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (“NACWA”) published a guidance document titled: A Clean Water Utility's Guide to Considering Source Identification, Pretreatment, and Sampling Protocols for PFAS (“Guide”) The Guide states that considerations related to PFAS were compiled by NACWA…
El Dorado, Arkansas Hazardous Waste Injection Wells: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency RCRA Land Disposal Restriction Exemption Reissuance
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a December 30th Federal Register Notice reissuing a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Land Disposal Restriction exemption to Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (“Great Lakes”) for two hazardous waste injection wells…