Counterfeit Marijuana Products: The Legal and Practical Obstacles to Enforcement
September 26, 2019
With health scares related to marijuana vaping products in the headlines, some government officials are investigating to what extent counterfeits are a part of the problem. Unfortunately, in the area of marijuana-based goods, current federal trademark law offers a feeble solution. For many…
Superfund Site Visits - Verification of the Effectiveness of Institutional Controls: U.S. EPA office of Inspector General Project Notification
September 26, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a project notification dated September 20th titled: Superfund Site Visits – Verification of the Effectiveness of Institutional Controls (“Project Notification”) The Project Notification…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Testing of Non-Bulk Packages
September 26, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) responded in a September 17th interpretive letter to a question seeking clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to the testing of non-bulk packages. The PHMSA letter is in response to…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Atkins, Arkansas Enter into Consent Administrative Order
September 26, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and the City of Atkins, Arkansas (“City”) entered into an August 22nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit. See LIS No…
Harmful Algal Bloom Determination: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Federal Register Notice Seeking Comment on Policy Development
September 25, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a September 16th Federal Register Notice seeking public comment on the development of a policy for determination if a harmful algal bloom (“HAB”) or hypoxia event in freshwater is an “event of national significance.” See 84 Fed…