Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Monticello Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Drew Foam Companies Inc. (“DF”) entered into a January 30th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit. See Case #: CAO-25-0068. The CAO provides that DF…
Trademark Scams: How to Spot Them and Protect Yourself
Trademark scams are on the rise, leading to confusion amongst trademark owners. In fact, in August 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) took the extraordinary step of sanctioning a foreign filing firm and terminating over 52,000 trademark applications and registrations…
Pollution Exclusion/Permitted Emissions: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Coverage Question Related to Ethylene Oxide
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (“Seventh Circuit”) addressed in a March 13th Opinion an insurance coverage question involving emissions of ethylene oxide. See GRIFFITH FOODS INTERNATIONAL INC., et al., v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA, Nos…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: March Meeting Moved to April 1st
As noted in a previous blog post, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks that suffer corrective action requirements and third-party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks…
State of Clean Power in Q4 2025: Environmental Defense Funds/Atlas Public Policy Report
The Environmental Defense Fund and Atlas Public Policy (collectively, “EDF”) published a March 26th report titled: The State of Clean Power in Q4 2025 (“Report”). The Report lists as authors: Tom Taylor. Katherine Shok. The Report states that the United States saw a record amount of new clean…