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Service Animals in Arkansas Schools: What Every Administrator Should Know - Part Two
In a prior installment of this blog post we outlined the law that all Arkansas school administrators should know about service animals. Now we turn to a slightly less clear issue that comes up quite frequently: the difference between service animals and emotional support animals. The Mitchell…
Service Animals in Arkansas Schools: What Every Administrator Should Know (Part 1)
Navigating the ADA, Reasonable Accommodations, and Safety in Practice If you’ve ever had a parent or visitor arrive at your school event with a dog, you’ve probably found yourself asking: What are my legal responsibilities? What questions am I allowed to ask? How do I balance access, safety, and…
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Fall 2025 Meeting Summary
The Mitchell Williams Insurance Regulatory team of lawyers recently attended the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Fall 2025 National Meeting which was held in Hollywood, FL. This summary highlights issues that various NAIC groups addressed. What You Need to Know: …
Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order/Assessment Addressing Ashland Facility
December 9, 2025
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a November 5th Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Brockton USA, LLC (“BU”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. See Case No. UST25-0111. The Order provides that BU is a…
Federal Government Poised to Amend Definition of Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance … (Again)
On August 7, 2025, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (collectively “the Departments”) released a statement that they intend to undertake notice-and-comment rulemaking to reconsider the 2024 amendments to the federal regulatory definition of short-term…
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law Blog
Tetflupyrolimet/Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: U.S. EPA Public Notices Exemption to Use Request by Arkansas and Missouri Departments of Agriculture
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a February 27th Federal Register notice announcing specific exemption requests pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (“FIFRA”) to use the pesticide tetflupyrolimet. See 91 Fed. Reg. 9851. EPA states…
WHERE RIVERS ARE BORN/Scientific Imperative For Protecting Small Streams and Wetlands: American Rivers Issues Report
The environmental organization American Rivers issued on January 29th a report titled: WHERE RIVERS ARE BORN - The Scientific Imperative For Protecting Small Streams and Wetlands (Second Edition) (“Report”). The Report lists as a cosponsoring organization the University of Georgia River Basin…
Wastewater Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and St. Landry Parish Carwash Operator Enter into Settlement Agreement
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and Boing US Holdings, Inc. (“Boing”) entered into a Settlement Agreement (“SA”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“LPDES”) Permit. See SA-WE-24-0042. The SA provides that…
Section 401/Clean Water Act: Association of Clean Water Administrators Comments Addressing U.S. EPA Proposed Certification Rule
The Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) submitted February 17th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on the agency’s proposed rule addressing the certification process under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. See Updating the Water Quality…
Arkansas Department of Agriculture/Arkansas State Plant Board: March 10th Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture announced that the Arkansas State Plant Board will meet on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, 1 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR. The Bureau of Standards’ primary mission is described as the Arkansas…