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…
Waters of the United States/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Corps of Engineers Announces Intent to Revise Trump Era Rule
The United States Environmental Protection Agency and Department of the Army (collectively “EPA”) announced in a June 9th news release their intent to revise the Clean Water Act definition of waters of the United States (“WOTUS”) that had been promulgated during President Trump’s Administration…