93rd Arkansas General Assembly: State Emission Plans for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units
The 93rd Arkansas General Assembly will convene for regular session on January 11, 2020. The pre-filing of bills and resolutions began on November 16th. Senate bill 65 was filed on January 7th. It would amend certain provisions of the Arkansas Code addressing state emission plans for…
Arkansas Underground Storage Tank Program: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Public Notices Approval of Revisions
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a January 7th Federal Register Notice stating that it is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the State of Arkansas’s underground storage tank (“UST”) program. See 86 Fed. Reg. 977. EPA also is codifying approval of…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: December 16th Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Propane Tank Labeling
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a December 16th interpretive letter the application of the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to propane tanks. The question involved the marking and labeling of such tanks. PHMSA…
Agriculture and Wildlife Water Use: Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Public Notices Draft General Permit Revision
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (“MDEQ”) issued a public notice for proposed revisions to its General Permit for: . . . Delta Agriculture and Wildlife Water Use (“Draft Permit”) The permit is required to be obtained from the Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board…
Can an Employer Require its Employees to Get the Covid-19 Vaccine?
Yes, but there is a right and wrong way to go about it. And of course, there are exceptions. But more importantly, while an employer can institute such a requirement, the better question to ask might be—should they? More on that below. The Rule: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)…