Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: June 24, 2020 Meeting (Teleconference)
As noted in a previous blog post, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks that suffer corrective action requirements and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks…
Lead Contamination/Duty to Warn: Indiana Court of Appeals Addresses Claims Related to State Agencies
Co-Author: Hannah Van Horn The Court of Appeals of Indiana (“Court”) addressed in a June 10th Opinion issues relating to lead contaminated soil in a residential area. See State v. Alvarez by next friend Alvarez, 2020 WL 3068449 (Ind. Ct. App. June 10, 2020). Area residents filed a lawsuit alleging…
Flares/New Source Performance Standards: Environmental Organizations Notice of Intent to Sue for Alleged Failure to Perform a Nondiscretionary Duty (Failure to Review)
The Environmental Integrity Project and nine other environmental organizations (collectively “EIP”) sent a June 11th letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) styled: Notice of Intent to Sue the Environmental Protection Agency for Failure to Perform a Nondiscretionary…
Diesel Reduction Program: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Announces Reimbursement Extension
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) issued a June 11th news release announcing it was extending the deadline for submittal of required reimbursement documentation under agreements to award funds to Arkansas school districts to replace or…
Are You Immune? Your Business May Be: Executive Order Protects Businesses from Civil Liability Due to COVID-19 Exposure
In a bit of much needed good news for Arkansas businesses during the current COVID-19 crisis, on June 15, 2020, Governor Asa Hutchinson signed Executive Order 20-33 (the “Order”) which provides businesses immunity from civil liability as a result of exposure to COVID-19. The threat of litigation…