Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Texarkana Railcar Repair Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
February 15, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and UTC Railcar Repair Services, LLC (“UTC”) entered into a January 22nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 24-015. The CAO provides that UTC…
Phosphogypsum Waste/Process Wastewater/RCRA: Center for Biological Diversity Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Alleged Failure to Perform Nondiscretionary Duty
February 14, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) sent a February 13th Notice of Intent to Sue (“NOI”) to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) alleging a failure to perform a nondiscretionary duty under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”). The NOI alleges that EPA has…
Wetlands/Forest Preservation: North Carolina Governor Signs Executive Order Addressing Conservation/Restoration
February 14, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper executed February 12th Executive Order (“EO”) that is titled: An Order to Protect and Restore North Carolina’s Critical Natural and Working Lands See Executive Order No. 305. The EO is described as setting statewide goals for North Carolina public and private…
Section 404 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District): Calhoun County, Arkansas, Chicken House Construction Public Noticed
February 14, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District)(“Corps”) issued a February 13th public notice referencing a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit application by Zach Hammack. The public notice describes the application as addressing the conduct of regulated activities in “waters of the…
Has Arkansas Adopted the Model Uniform Trade Secrets Act?
February 13, 2024
by Devin R. Bates
Has Arkansas adopted the Model Uniform Trade Secrets Act? Yes, but with modifications. We refer to this as the Arkansas Uniform Trade Secrets Act (“AUTSA”) and it can be found at Ark. Code Ann. § 4-75-601, et seq. Some of the biggest differences between the AUTSA and the Model Uniform Trade Secrets…
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