Oil/Natural Gas Production and Natural Gas Transmission/Storage - NESHAP: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Sierra Club Agree to Review Schedule
Three environmental organizations and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) entered into an April 17th Consent Decree (“CD”) resolving a Complaint that had been filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia addressing the Clean Air Act National Emission…
Beaver Lake Watershed: Northwest Arkansas Land Trust Announces Establishment of 75-Acre Conservation Easement
The Northwest Arkansas Land Trust (“NWALT”) has announced that 75 acres in the Beaver Lake Watershed is now protected pursuant to a donated conservation easement. The acreage is described as being located: . . . along the banks of the meandering White River in southern Madison County . . . The…
Arkansas Joins the Anti-Boycott Laws Wave – How will it Effect Public Finance?
April 19, 2023
by John S. Bryant
Introduction Over the past few years there has been a growing national trend of states enacting laws prohibiting public entities in those states from entering into contracts with companies that boycott or discriminate against the energy, fossil fuel, firearms, and ammunition industry. Since the…
ChatGPT: A Lawyer's Friend or Ethical Time Bomb? A Look at Professional Responsibility in the Age of AI
April 19, 2023
by Devin R. Bates
The emergence of ChatGPT comes with tremendous promise of increased automation and efficiency. But at what cost? In this blog post, we’ll explore the potential ethical time bomb of using ChatGPT and examine the responsibility of lawyers in the age of AI. How could lawyers possibly use ChatGPT…
Washington County Landfill/Expansion: Second Request for Adjudicatory Hearing/Commission Review Before Arkansas Commission on Pollution Control & Ecology Challenging Permit Issuance
Tontitown Mayor Angie Russell and the City of Tontitown filed a Request for Hearing and Adjudicatory Review (“Request”) on April 17th before the Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission (“Commission”) challenging the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental…