Arkansas Legislature Passes Bill to Ease Local Government Expansion of Broadband Access
February 15, 2021
by John S. Bryant
Arkansas’ 93rd General Assembly unanimously passed legislation amending the Telecommunications Regulatory Reform Act of 2013 last week. Generally, government entities in Arkansas are prohibited from providing “directly or indirectly, basic local exchange, voice, data, broadband, video, or wireless…
Arkansas State Implementation Plan (Infrastructure/2015 Ozone NAAQS): U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Federal Register Notice Approval
February 15, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a February 12th Federal Register Notice approving elements of the State of Arkansas’s State Implementation Plan (“SIP”) for the 2000 Ozone (O3) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (“NAAQS”). See 86 Fed. Reg. 9290. The Arkansas…
Self-Disclosure Policy/Federal Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Provides Updated Guidance
February 15, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on February 5th issued a document that: . . . highlights interpretation and provides clarification of EPA’s self-disclosed violation policies and the eDisclosure system. The document is titled: EPA’s Audit Policy Program: Frequently Asked…
Solid Waste Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and Maury County Construction and Demolition Landfill Enter into Consent Order
February 15, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) and Maury County entered into a January 26th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of certain Tennessee Solid Waste Rules. The CO provides that Maury County operates a construction and demolition landfill (“Landfill”) in…
Chemical-Or-Biological Materials Insurance Policy Exclusion: Minnesota Appellate Court Addresses Denial of Coverage Related to Chemical Glyphosate
February 12, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Court of Appeals of Minnesota (“Court”) addressed in a February 8th Opinion an insurance company’s denial of coverage related to a herbicide containing the chemical glyphosate that was introduced into a mink farm water system. See Lang Fur Farms, Inc., et al. v. Bird Island-Hawk Creek Mutual…