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Five PPGMR Law partners have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed new regulations on Tuesday intended to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry by up to forty five percent from 2012 levels by 2025.  The proposed regulations, the first-ever of its kind, ...

On August 11, 2015, the State of Arkansas joined 16 other states in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to seek review of the final Clean Power Plan released last week. The Petition alleges that EPA erroneously concluded that the plaintiff states' State Implementation Plans are substantially inadequate with respect to periods of startup, shutdown and malfunction and must be revised. Arkansas is represented in the lawsuit by Assistant Attorney General Jamie Leigh Ewing.

Super Lawyers magazine has selected the annual 2015 top Arkansas attorneys within their respective practice areas. Four PPGMR attorneys have been selected for the Super Lawyers list and four for the Rising Stars list.

The Local Government Energy Efficiency Project Bond Act (Act 1275 of 2015), which provides financing for energy efficiency projects for municipalities and counties under Amendment 89 of the Arkansas Constitution, recently went into effect.  The Act authorizes Arkansas municipalities and ...