Title V/Clean Air Act: Sierra Club Petition to Object Filed Addressing Lumber City, Georgia Wood Pellet Manufacturing Plant
The Georgia Interfaith Power & Light and the Georgia Chapter of the Sierra Club (collectively, “Sierra Club”) filed a Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator related to a Telfair Forest Products, LLC (“Telfair”)…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks - October 30 Meeting
As noted in previous blog posts, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks for certain corrective actions and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks meets monthly…
Biosolids Technology Hub: New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission Announces PFAS Information Clearinghouse
The New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (“NEIWPCC”) has announced the development of what is referred to as a Biosolids Technology Hub (“BioHub”). The BioHub is stated to have been created to serve as an online information clearinghouse on research and funding for piloting…
Is Theft of Trade Secrets a Crime Under Federal Law?
October 23, 2024
by Devin R. Bates
Is Theft of Trade Secrets a Crime Under Federal Law? Yes. In this installment, we’ll focus on the Economic Espionage Act (EEA) and the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), as well as the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). Theft of trade secrets is also a crime under state law. Economic Espionage Act…
Oil and Natural Gas Production Facility/Natural Gas Transmission/Storage Facility NESHAP Categories: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Final Rule Removing Affirmative Defense Provisions
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a final rule in the October 22nd Federal Register that removes the emergency defense provisions in the Clean Air Act National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (“NESHAP”) for the following source categories: Oil and…