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United States Department of Transportation issues Emergency Order requiring all railroad carriers that transport 1,000,000 gallons or more of Bakken crude oil in a single train to notify the State Emergency Response Commission (“SERC”) for each state where the railroad operates such trains.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 29, 2014) – PPGMR Law, PLLC officials announced today that Jamie Fugitt has joined the firm and will be based in the firm’s Little Rock office. Fugitt was previously associated with another law firm in the area.

Today, the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission gave final approval to the Title V / PSD air permit for the $1.1 billion Big River Steel mini-mill to be built in Mississippi County.

PPGMR Law attorney was selected to speak at the National Attorneys General (NAG) Training & Research Institute that was held in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas. The program focused on Energy & Environment.

The Arkansas Legislature has voted to override Gov. Mike Beebe's line-item veto of a tax exemption for sands and other materials injected into oil and gas wells during the fracking process. The exemption declares that sand injected into wells is ...