Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Industry: Arkansas Department of Transportation Survey Seeks Information Regarding Charging Station Development
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (“ADOT”) is circulating what it describes as an Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (“EVSE”) Industry survey seeking input from: . . . prospective EVSE site-host suppliers, developers, and operators who are likely to apply for National Electric Vehicle…
Technical Assistance Resources to Support the Reuse of Brownfield Sites: Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials Guidance Document
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) issued a December 2022 guidance document titled: Technical Assistance Resources to Support the Reuse of Brownfield Sites (“Guidance”) The Guidance was prepared by the ASTSWMO Investigation and Remedy Selection…
Products Liability Series: What Is Arkansas' Law on Comment K to Section 402A of the Restatement (Second) Of Torts?
What is Arkansas’ law on Comment K to Section 402A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts? Arkansas follows comment k to Section 402A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts with regard to unavoidably unsafe products. This is an affirmative defense, requiring proof that the product is unavoidably…
Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Personnel Moves: Caleb Osborne Appointed Chief Administrator of Environment
Caleb Osborne has been named Chief Administrator of Environment at the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”). Mr. Osborne was previously serving as the Chief of Staff for the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. A press release announcing the…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and LaPlace, Louisiana, Neoprene Manufacturing Facility Operator Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (‘EPA”) and Denka Performance Elastomer, LLC (“Denka”) entered into a December 28th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) regulations. See Docket No. RCRA-06-2023-0906. The CA…