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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
2026 Draft 303(d) List/Clean Water Act: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality Draft List of Impaired Waters
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) issued a public notice for the draft 2026 303(d) List of Impaired Waters. The announcement also provides information regarding acceptance of public comments and a February 25th public hearing. The Clean…
Section 401/Clean Water Act: South Carolina Supreme Court Addresses Challenge to Natural Gas Pipeline Water Quality Certification
The Supreme Court of South Carolina (“SCT”) addressed in a January 28th Opinion an issue arising out of Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. See Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League v. South Carolina Department of Environmental Services, 2026 WL 217648. The issue addressed is whether a 401 water…
Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order/Assessment Addressing Kingsport Medical Center
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a December 18, 2025, Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Mountain States Health Alliance (“MS”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. See Case No. UST25-0080. The…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Order/Assessment of Civil Penalty Addressing South Pittsburg Rock Crushing and Sizing Facility
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) and H&H Stone LLC (“HH”) entered into a December 18, 2025, Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit. See Case No. APC25-0182. HH operates a quarry in South Pittsburg…
Arkansas Department of Agriculture: February 5th Arkansas State Plant Board Bureau of Standards Committee Scheduled
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture announced the next Arkansas State Plant Board Meeting will be held on February 5th at 9:30 A.M. The Meeting will be held at the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, 1 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205. The Meeting is Zoom only: Topic: Arkansas…