Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Kiryas Joel, New York, Poultry Processing Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Kiryas Joel Poultry Processing Plant (“KJPPP”) entered into a March 15th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CA”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act Multi-Sector General Permit (“MSGP”) (GP-0-17-004). See Docket No…
Subjective Criteria for Hiring Decisions or RIFs May Be Problematic
April 10, 2023
by Audra K. Hamilton
Mergers and acquisitions bring lots of financial opportunity, but they can sometimes result in upheaval in the workforce as the new entity determines whether it will operate business differently from its predecessor. If the new business decides to change the workforce, how should it make those…
Get to Know Immerse Arkansas
Immerse Arkansas was chosen as the 2023 Mitchell Williams Take Time To Give charity for the Central Arkansas market. We are excited to share the story of Immerse Arkansas and their work in this interview with Executive Director Eric Gilmore. Describe the mission of Immerse Arkansas. Immerse…
Federally Permitted Releases/CERCLA: Federal Court Addresses Status of Emissions from Shipped Lead-Acid Batteries Covered by Smelter's Clean Air Act Permit
A United States District Court (C.D. California) (“Court”) addressed in a March 22nd Order an issue arising out of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Conservation, and Liability (“CERCLA”) exemption for federally permitted releases. See California Department of Toxic Substances Control et…
94th Arkansas General Assembly: Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Expansion
The Quapaw Quarter Association (“QQA”) announced in its April 6th newsletter that Senate Bills 461 and 462 have passed both the Arkansas House of Representatives and Arkansas Senate. Both bills address the Arkansas historic tax credit. In 2009 legislation was enacted by the Arkansas General…