Between the Lines Blog
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
Perchlorate/Safe Drinking Water Act: Institute of Hazardous Materials Management Comments on U.S. EPA's Proposed Primary Drinking Water Regulation
The Institute of Hazardous Materials Management (“IHMM”) submitted March 2nd comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) regarding EPA’s proposed Safe Drinking Water Act National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (“NPDWR”) for perchlorate. EPA published in the January 6th…
Modeling Flooding Hot Spots/Development of Riparian Management Plans: Beaver Watershed Alliance Announces Clean Water Act Section 319 Grant Addressing Beaver Lake Watershed
The Beaver Watershed Alliance (“BWA”) announced an acquisition of a Clean Water Act Section 319 Grant for use in the Beaver Lake Watershed to: Model flooding hot spots. Develop riparian management plans. BWA states that it will be working with Olsson to develop a 2-D HEC-RAS model for the entire…
Wastewater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Columbus Chemical Manufacturing Facility Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Nouryon Pulp and Performance Chemicals LLC (“NPPC”) entered into a February 10th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Permit. See Order No…
Hazardous Waste Manifest Regulations/RCRA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Sunsetting Use of Paper Manifests
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a proposed rule in the March 5th Federal Register to amend the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) hazardous waste manifest regulations. See 91 Fed. Reg. 10862. EPA is proposing to establish a date for sunsetting use of…
Forever Chemicals Transparency Act/General Assembly of Georgia: Senate Bill 538
Senate Bill 538 has been entered into the General Assembly of Georgia relating to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). The Bill is denominated the “Forever Chemicals Transparency Act.” By way of introduction, the General Assembly of Georgia finds in part that: PFAS are present…