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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 ...

PPGMR Law attorney Jeffrey Swann was selected to speak a the 53rd Annual Natural Resources Law Institute hosted by the Arkansas Bar Association in Hot Springs, Arkansas on February 27-28, 2014

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has published a notice of proposed rulemaking, seeking comments to assist in developing a proposed rule on managing activities associated with non-Federal oil and gas development on lands and waters of the National Wildlife ...

On February 7, 2014, President Obama signed the Agricultural Act of 2014. Overall, the Farm Bill extends most of the major federal farm and nutrition assistance programs through 2018. However, the bill also contains major reforms including eliminating the direct payment program, streamlining and consolidating numerous programs to improve their effectiveness and reduce duplication, and cutting down on program misuse. The bill also strengthens our nation’s commitment to support farmers and ranchers affected by natural disasters or significant economic losses, and renews a national commitment to protect land, water, and other natural resources.