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…
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…