Arkansas Agriculture, Forestry, and Water Conference: July 28-30 Fayetteville, Arkansas
The Annual Arkansas Agriculture, Forestry, and Water Conference (“Conference”) will be held from July 28-30. The Conference will be held at the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The theme of the Conference is “Building Resilience through Sound Science and…
The NAIC Data Breach: A Turning Point for Data Collection and Privacy in the Insurance Industry
On June 17, 2026, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) publicly disclosed that it had identified unauthorized access to its PeopleSoft systems. The breach—attributed to the threat actor group ShinyHunters and part of a broader campaign exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in…
PM2.5/Clean Air Act: U.S. Court of Appeals Addresses EPA Motion for Vacatur
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“DC Circuit”) addressed in a June 26th Opinion an issue arising out of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) 2024 rule revising the Clean Air Act National Ambient Air Quality Standards (“NAAQS”) for…
Bat Conservation Strategy for the State of Arkansas/Endangered Species Act: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Opinion
An Arkansas environmental professional recently referenced in a meeting I was attending two documents that were issued in early 2026 titled: Biological Opinion - Bat Conservation Strategy for the State of Arkansas 2025. Bat Conservation Strategy for the State of Arkansas (“Strategy”). The…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Oxygen Canisters
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in an April 2nd interpretive letter the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to shipping oxygen canisters via the U.S. Postal Service (“USPS”). See Reference No. 25-0049. PHMSA was…