Rusty Patched Bumble Bee/Endangered Species Act: Federal Court Addresses U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Denial of Critical Habitat Designation
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia (“Court”) in an August 11th Memorandum Opinion (“Opinion”) addressed an issue arising under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). See Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., et al., v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, et al., Civil Action…
Washington County Landfill, Expansion: Individual Petitioners/Mayor Russell/Tontitown Joint brief in Support of Second Motion for Summary Judgment
As previously noted in April 19th and 18th blogs, the Mayor of Tontitown and certain individuals filed separate Requests for Adjudicatory Hearing and Commission Review (collectively “Petitioners”) before the Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology (“Commission”) challenging the Arkansas Department of…
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) 2023 Summer Meeting Summary
August 23, 2023
by Zachary T. Steadman
The Mitchell Williams Insurance Regulatory team of lawyers recently attended the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) 2023 Summer National Meeting which was held in Seattle, Washington. We have prepared a summary of the open sessions conducted over the course of the meeting…
Arkansas Water Plan: Governor Sanders' Executive Order Requesting Comprehensive Analysis/Update
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued an Executive Order (“EO”) requesting that the Arkansas Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Division (“NRD”) undertake: A comprehensive analysis/report of the State’s water needs Update the Arkansas Water Plan (“AWP”) See EO 23-27. The NRD is…
National Enforcement and Compliance Document: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Initiatives for Years 2024-2027
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced its National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives (“NECIs”) for fiscal years 2024-2027. EPA chooses every four years national initiatives on which to focus resources on what it believes are serious and widespread environmental…