Friends of Little Sugar Creek File Lawsuit Regarding Dam Reconstruction on Lake Bella Vista
Last week, Friends of Little Sugar Creek, represented by McMath Woods’ attorney Sam Ledbetter, filed a lawsuit seeking to halt reconstruction of a dam on Lake Bella Vista. Here’s a link to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s coverage of the lawsuit.
McMath Woods Files Suit Against Whirlpool on behalf of Fort Smith Residents
Residents and landowners of the neighborhood north of the former Whirlpool facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas filed suit today in Sebastian County Circuit Court. The two suits seek damages from Whirlpool for the harm caused by a trichloroethylene (TCE) plume emanating from the facility. The suits allege that Whirlpool used TCE at the facility beginning Read More
McMath Woods Meets with Residents of Mayflower’s Northwoods Subdivision to Discuss Exxon Pipeline Spill
On Monday evening April 8, 2013, attorneys from McMath Woods met with residents of Mayflower’s Northwoods Subdivision to discuss the recent ExxonMobile Pegasus Pipeline Oil Spill. Approximately forty residents were in attendance. McMath Woods has a proud forty year history of helping Arkansans harmed by environmental disasters.
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Is Providing Air Quality Data for Area Surrounding Mayflower Oil Spill
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) is testing the air quality in the area around the Mayflower oil spill. ADEQ’s testing data is available at the following link: https://www.adeq.state.ar.us/hazwaste/mayflower_oil_spill_2013/default.htm
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel Inspects Mayflower Oil Spill Site
On Wednesday, Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel inspected the Mayflower, Arkansas neighborhood where the Pegasus Pipeline owned by ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. ruptured on Friday, March 29, 2013. Attorney General McDaniel inspected the site on behalf of Mayflower homeowners and residents who have been adversely affected by the oil spill. Here is a link to an Read More
Corrective Action Order Issued by U.S. Government Over Mayflower Oil Spill
The U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued a Corrective Action Order to ExxonMobil Pipeline Company over the Pegasus Pipeline failure in Mayflower, Arkansas on March 29, 2013. A copy of the Corrective Action Order can be viewed in this link: https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/staticfiles/PHMSA/DownloadableFiles/Files/4%202013%205006H_Corrective%20Action%20Order_4%2002%2013.pdf McMath Woods has a proud forty year history of representing Arkansans Read More
Mayflower Oil Spill Cleanup Begins
An oilspill in Mayflower has forced the evacuation of numerous residents. Cleanup efforts are underway. Here are links to several local newspaper articles on the spill and cleanup. https://thecabin.net/news/2013-03-31/oil-spill-impact-adds https://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2013/04/01/exxon-mobils-oil-leak-report https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2013/apr/01/exxon-12000-barrels-pumped-20130401/
McMath Woods – Environmental Lawyers
McMath Woods has a proud forty year history of helping Arkansans harmed by environmental disasters.
Arkansas’s Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund Issues Record Payout
Last week the Arkansas Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund issued a payment of $992,500 to Harps Food Stores. The payout results from a Petromark gas station leak that caused the Yellville location of Harps to close for nearly two weeks in 2011. In addition to the $992,500 paid by the State of Arkansas, Petromark will Read More
EPA Releases Preliminary Finding that Fracking can Impact Water Supplies
The EPA recently released a preliminary report finding pollution from hydraulic fracturing can contaminate groundwater used for human consumption. The initial study is limited to an area in Wyoming, but many believe it is indicative of impacts fracking can have on any water supply. The preliminary report is part of an ongoing investigation by the Read More