Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Monticello Powdered Activated Carbon Wood Production Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Envirapac Monticello, LLC (“EML”) entered into a January 9th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 24-009. The CAO provides that EML owns and…
Solar Projects? It's Time for Governmental and Tax-Exempt Entities to File for Applicable Tax Credits
As provided for in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (or IRA), entities not subject to taxation such as cities, counties, municipal utilities, school districts and 501(c)(3) organizations (or tax-exempt entities) can now take direct advantage of tax credits (including the investment tax credit (or…
What Laws Protect Trade Secrets in Arkansas?
Businesses are built through hard work and significant investment. One of the most significant investments, and thus greatest assets to a business, is the investment of time and resources in its people. Protecting that investment is often crucial to the brand and to the future of a business. When…
Southern Plains Bumblebees/Endangered Species Act: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Petition to Address Possible Endangered/Threatened Listing (Range Includes Arkansas)
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) announced on January 25th 90-day findings on 10 petitions to add species to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (“List”) under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). One of the 10 species includes the Southern Plains…
Iowa Ag-Gag Statute: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to Amended Law
Co-Author: Caroline O’Connor The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (“Eighth Circuit”) addressed in a January 8, 2024, Opinion the constitutionality of an Iowa Ag-Gag law. See Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Reynolds, 89 F.4th 1065 (8th Cir.). The question considered was whether two…