Between the Lines Blog
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Summer 2025 Meeting Summary
The Mitchell Williams Insurance Regulatory team of lawyers recently attended the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Summer 2025 National Meeting which was held in Minneapolis, MN. We have prepared a summary of the open sessions conducted over the course of the meeting…
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…
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law Blog
Arkansas Biogas State Profile: American Biogas Council Analysis
The American Biogas Council (“ABC”) released an analysis reviewing the growth in United States of landfill biogas facilities in terms of investment and energy production over the past five years. A state-by-state analysis is included. Biogas is an energy-rich gas produced by anaerobic decomposition…
Arkansas State Implementation Plan/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule Addressing Revisions
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published an August 28th Federal Register Notice proposing to approve revisions to the Arkansas State Implementation Plan (“SIP”). See 90 Fed. Reg. 41930. The revisions were submitted to EPA on February 4th and addressed the codification of…
Safe Drinking Water Act Enforcement: Missouri Department of Natural Resources and Saint Genevieve Noncommunity Public Water System Enter into Administrative Order on Consent
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and Charleville, LLC (“Charleville”) entered into a July 14th Administrative Order on Consent (“AOC”) addressing alleged violations of the Missouri Safe Drinking Water Act regulations. See Oder No. PDWB-2025-316. The AOC provides that…
404 Permitting Program/Assumption Rule: Center for Biological Diversity Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. EPA Alleging Violations of the Endangered Species Act
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) sent a July 30th document to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) styled: Notice of Intent to Sue for Violations of the Endangered Species Act with Respect to EPA’s Clean Water Act Tribal and State Assumption Program Rulemaking…
Compliance Advisory Panel: September 18th Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) issued an August 25th news release stating that the Compliance Advisory Panel (“CAP”) will conduct its third quarterly meeting. The meeting will be held on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in North Little Rock…