Between the Lines Blog
What Agricultural Landowners Need to Know Now About Leases to Minimize Future Risk
June 20, 2025
by John P. Talbot
According to the USDA – Economic Research Service, there are approximately 911 million acres of farmland in the lower 48 states, with roughly 60% of this farmland owner-operated and 40% of it leased. For tillable cropland acres specifically, the percentage of rented ground is higher, approximately…
2025 Arkansas Insurance Legislation Summary: Life
This is the fourth and final article in a series of summaries of Insurance legislation from the 95th Arkansas General Assembly. The 95th Arkansas General Assembly convened on January 13, 2025, and entered into an extended recess on April 16, 2025. The resolution authorizing the extended recess…
State Air Trends & Successes: Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies Issues 2025 Report
May 28, 2025
The Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies ("AAPCA") issued the 2025 edition of its annual report titled: State Air Trends & Successes ("Report"). AAPCA describes itself as a: ...National Small Land, non-profit consensus-driven organization focused on assisting state and local air…
2025 Arkansas Insurance Legislation Summary: Health
This is the third article in a series of summaries of insurance legislation from the 95th Arkansas General Assembly. The 95th Arkansas General Assembly convened on January 13, 2025, and entered into an extended recess on April 16, 2025. The resolution authorizing the extended recess provides for…
2025 Arkansas Insurance Legislation Summary: P&C
This is the second article in a series of summaries of insurance legislation from the 95th Arkansas General Assembly. The 95th Arkansas General Assembly convened on January 13, 2025, and entered into an extended recess on April 16, 2025. The resolution authorizing the extended recess provides for…
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law Blog
A Decade Later/A Review of Congressional Action, Environmental Protection Agency Rules, and Beneficial Use Opportunities for Coal Ash: U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing
The Subcommittee on Environment of the United States House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee held a June 26th Hearing titled: A Decade Later: A Review of Congressional Action, Environmental Protection Agency Rules, and Beneficial Use Opportunities for Coal Ash (“Hearing”). The…
Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Willow Island, West Virginia Industrial Coatings Manufacturer Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Allnex USA Inc. (“Allnex”) entered into a June 11th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See Docket No. CAA-03-2025-0036. The CA provides that Allnex operates a facility that manufactures industrial…
Arkansas Agriculture, Forests, and Water Resources Conference/2025 (REMINDER)
The Arkansas Water Resources Center (“AWRC”) has distributed the agenda for the Arkansas Agriculture, Forests, and Water Conference (“Conference”) that will be held from July 22-24. The Conference will be held in the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The AWRC…
Underground Injection Control: U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Petition for Review Filed Challenging Three Michigan Brine Injection Wells
Flow Water Advocates (“FWA”) filed a pleading before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board styled: PETITION FOR REVIEW OF UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PERMITS ISSUED AND MODIFIED BY REGION V FOR MICHIGAN POTASH OPERATING, LLC, OSCEOLA AND MECOSTA…
Pretreatment Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Attala County Dairy Processing Facility Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and East Side Jersey Dairy Inc. (“ESJD”) entered into an April 30th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act Pretreatment Permit (“Permit”). See Order No. 7489 25. The AO provides that ESJD owns and operates…