Arkansas Authority to Seek Delegation/Section 404 Clean Water Act Program: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Task Force
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental (“DEQ”) has set up an agency task force to potentially seek delegation of the Section 404 Clean Water Act permitting program. The ability of DEQ to seek the delegation of such program was made possible by the recent…
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations/Clean Water Act: Food & Water Watch Petition Challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Decision to Forego Revisions
The organization Food & Water Watch (“FWW”) filed a document styled: Petition for Review of an Action by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“Petition”) The Petition is filed pursuant to Section 509(b)(1) of the Clean Water Act before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth…
Expectations for Renewable Energy Finance in 2021-2024: American Council on Renewable Energy Report
The American Council on Renewable Energy (“ACORE”) issued a June 2021 report titled: Expectations for Renewable Energy Finance in 2021-2024: Growing Confidence in the Aftermath of the Pandemic (“Report”) ACORE states the Report assesses progress on its campaign to: Achieve $1 trillion in private…
NCAA Student-Athletes May Receive Increased Education-Related Compensation under New Supreme Court Ruling
On June 21, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a highly anticipated opinion holding unanimously that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (the “NCAA”) may not withhold modest payments to student athletes related to education expenses. This holding, though narrowly tailored to the…
2021 Arkansas Insurance Legislation Summary: Property & Casualty Insurance
This is the second article in a series of summaries of Insurance legislation from the 93rd Arkansas General Assembly. The 93rd Arkansas General Assembly convened on January 11, 2021 and entered into an extended recess on April 27, 2021. The resolution authorizing the extended recess provides for…