National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Summer 2025 Meeting Summary
The Mitchell Williams Insurance Regulatory team of lawyers recently attended the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Summer 2025 National Meeting which was held in Minneapolis, MN. We have prepared a summary of the open sessions conducted over the course of the meeting…
Project Emissions Accounting/Clean Air Act: Environmental Defense Fund Files Judicial Challenge to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Withdrawal of Proposed New Source Review Revision
The Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Integrity Project, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Sierra Club (collectively, “EDF”) filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit an August 18 Petition for Review the United States Environmental Protection…
58th Arkansas Environmental Federation Convention: Hot Springs, Arkansas October 9-10
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) will hold its 58th Annual Convention October 9th & 10th. The Convention will be held at the Hot springs Convention Center in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Keynote Speakers are scheduled to include: Shane Khoury, Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Emergency Discharge Control Equipment
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) clarified in an August 12th Interpretive Letter the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to emergency discharge control equipment for liquefied compressed gas in cargo tank motor vehicles (“CTMVs”). PHMSA was…
Data Centers/Clean Air Act: Washington Department of Ecology Draft Area-Specific General Order
The Washington Department of Ecology (“WDE”) has proposed an air quality general order for data centers in certain areas of the State of Washington. The draft order applies to data centers that use emergency generators powered by diesel. Data centers are often described as a centralized physical…