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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
Freedom of Information Act/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Judicial Action Seeking Documents Related to Administrator's Comments About Agency Employees
The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (“PEER”) filed a February 4th Complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) alleging violations of the federal Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”)…
Section 404/Clean Water Act: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) Public Notices Saline County, Arkansas Recreation Pond Project Application
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) (“Corps”) issued a February 5th public notice (“Notice”) regarding a Section 404 Clean Water Act application by Shane Ferguson. The application requests authorization for proposed work that would be confined to a stretch of a creek that…
Solid Waste Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Ridgeland Landfill Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and BFI Waste Systems of Mississippi, LLC (“BFI”) entered into a January 12th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a solid waste permit. See Order No. 7653 26. The AO provides that BFI operates a landfill in Ridgeland…
Federal Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund: Association of State And Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials Publish 2026 Fact Sheet
The Association of State And Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) published a document titled: Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund Fact Sheet 2026 (“Fact Sheet”). ASTSWMO states that the Fact Sheet serves three main purposes: To introduce the LUST Trust Fund…
Satellite-Based Water Leak Detection Program: New Mexico Environment Department Announces Launch of LeakTracer
The New Mexico Environment Department (“NMED”) issued a January 23rd news release announcing the launch of what it describes as an: … innovative satellite-based leak detection program. The program, denominated LeakTracer, is stated to assist rural communities in quickly identifying and repairing…