Voluntary Environmental Self-Disclosure: Louisiana House/Senate Enact Legislation
The Louisiana House and Senate have passed legislation requiring the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) to promulgate regulations: Allowing for voluntary environmental self-audits Providing for confidentiality of information contained in a voluntary environmental self-audit…
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act/Order No. 872: Solar Energy Industries Association Judicial Challenge
The Solar Energy Industries Association (“SEIA”) filed its Opening Brief in its challenge of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) Order No. 872 before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (“9th Circuit”). Order No. 872 revised in 2020 the FERC regulations implementing the Public Utility…
Planning and Implementing Agricultural Water Quality Projects/Through the National Water Quality Initiative: Practitioners Guide Published
The National Water Quality Initiative (“NWQI”) published a document titled: Planning and Implementing Agricultural Water Quality Projects Through the National Water Quality Initiative: A Practitioners Guide (“Guide”) The NWQI is described as a partnership between the United States Department of…
Arkansas Recycling Coalition 30th Annual Conference and Trade Show: Hot Springs/September 13-15
The Arkansas Recycling Coalition (“ARC”) has announced the schedule for its 30th Annual Conference and Trade Show (“Conference”). The Conference will be held in Hot Springs, Arkansas, from September 13th-15th. Scheduled education sessions currently include: The Evolving Mixed Recycling Industry…
Products Liability Series: Does Arkansas Recognize Market Share Liability as a Theory of Liability?
No. Arkansas has not adopted alternative or market share liability, but has retained the traditional requirement of proximate cause in all tort cases. See Woodward v. Blythe, 249 Ark. 793, 462 S.W.2d 205 (1971). To prove a products liability case in Arkansas, a plaintiff must show that a product…