State Implementation Plans/Clean Air Act: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Report
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a June 14th report titled: EPA Has Reduced its Backlog of State Implementation Plans Submitted Prior to 2013 but Continues to Face Challenges in Taking Timely Final Actions on Submitted Plans…
Sand and Gravel Mine Expansion/Zoning Law: New York Appellate Court Addresses Preemption Issue
The New York Court of Appeals (“Court”) in a May 27th Decision addressed issues associated with the application of a Town’s zoning law to the expansion of a sand and gravel mine. See In the Matter of Town of Southampton, et al. v. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, et al…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: June 30th Meeting
As noted in a previous blog post, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks that suffer corrective action requirements and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks…
Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines in Hospitals
On June 4, 2021, a federal judge denied a request for a temporary restraining order that would have blocked Houston Methodist Hospital (the “Hospital”) from requiring its employees to receive one of the currently-available COVID-19 vaccines. One hundred sixteen employees of the Hospital (the…
2021 Arkansas Insurance Legislation Summary: General
This is the first 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 the…