Truck "Platooning" and the Vehicle to Vehicle Network - A Chance To Glimpse the Future of Vehicle Cybersecurity in Action
February 27, 2018
by Benjamin D. Jackson
According to most in the automotive industry, a world where self-driving cars and fully automated trucks begin to fill our intersections and highways is still at least a decade or so away. Creative theories abound for how malicious entities may attempt to hijack automated vehicles, hold passengers…
C&H Hog Farms, Inc. (Newton County, Arkansas): Intervenors' Scope of Participation in Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Proceedings Addressed
February 27, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
As noted in a previous blog post (see previous post here) the Ozark Society, Inc., and three individuals (“Intervenors”) filed a Motion to Intervene and Request for Hearing (“Motion”) in C&H Hog Farms, Inc., (“C&H”) Request for Adjudicatory Hearing and Commission Review (“Request”). C&H is…
Hydropower/Pump Storage/Grid Resiliency-Reliability: U.S. Department of Energy Request for Information
February 27, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Department of Energy (“DOE”) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued a February 27th Federal Register Notice containing a Request for Information (“RFI”) seeking information on: . . . understanding, accessing, and utilizing the full potential of the hydropower…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Pulaski County, Arkansas Structural Steel Fabrication Facility Consent Administrative Order (Clarification)
February 27, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
A February 15th post (see previous post here) noted that the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Lexicon, Inc., (“LI”) entered into a January 30th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. ADEQ allegedly determined during an…
Preserving Texas History and the New Texas Premium Tax Credit
February 26, 2018
Texas insurers may now be able to buy premium tax credits at a discount. In 2013, the 83rd Legislature established the Texas Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program, which allowed for companies engaged in restoration of certain historically significant structures in the state to earn a credit…