LEGAL ALERT: Big Licensing Changes for Texas Insurance Professionals
September 2, 2021
by Julie M. Pomerantz
On September 1, 2021, Texas HB 4030 went into effect, bringing with it several significant changes for Texas licensed (resident and non-resident) insurance professionals. As summarized below, HB 4030 implements several changes to the Texas Insurance Code. The changes affect subagent designations…
Arkansas Energy Personnel Moves: Lauren Waldrip Named Executive Director of Arkansas Advanced Energy Association
September 2, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Advanced Energy Association (“AAEA”) announced it has named Lauren Waldrip as the Executive Director of AAEA and its educational affiliate the Arkansas Advanced Energy Foundation (“AAEF”). Ms. Waldrip previously served as a Partner at Campbell Ward. AAEA describes itself as: . . . the…
Section 311/Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Union Pacific Railroad Company Enter into Consent Agreement
September 2, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Union Pacific Railroad Company (“UP”) entered into a Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing an alleged violation of Section 311 of the Clean Water Act. See Docket No. CWA-10-2021-0101. The CA provides that on June 3, 2016, a UP train…
Native Vines of Arkansas: Dr. Richard Abbott/Arkansas Native Plant Society Webinar - September 4th
September 2, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Native Plant Society is hosting a webinar titled: Native Vines of Arkansas (“Webinar”) The Webinar is being undertaken by Dr. Richard Abbott who is an Assistant Professor of Biology and curator of the herbarium at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Dr. Abbott will: Address the…
Snail Darter/Endangered Species Act DeListing: The Fish that Faced Off Against the Tennessee Valley Authority is Proposed to be Classified as Recovered
September 1, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) issued a pre Federal Register publication proposing to remove the Snail Darter from the Federal Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) list of endangered and threatened wildlife. See Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2020-0152. The Snail Darter is a small…