Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Strong Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Strong, Arkansas entered into a July 18th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”)…
Scrap Metal Recycling Facility/Zoning: Indiana Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to Conditional Use Permit
Co-Author Megan Halford The Court of Appeals of Indiana (“Court”) addressed in an August 14th Opinion an issue arising out of the application of a local zoning ordinance to the construction of a scrap metal recycling facility. See Monroe Cnty. Bd. of Zoning Appeals v. Bedford Recycling, Inc., 241…
Arkansas Medical Marijuana/Workplace Health and Safety Issues: Arkansas Environmental Federation Presentation
I undertook a presentation on October 11th at the Arkansas Environmental Federation Convention titled: Arkansas Medical Marijuana/Workplace Health and Safety Issues (“Presentation”). The focus of the Presentation was the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Constitutional Amendment (“Amendment”) and…
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Letter Response to Conservation Law Foundation
The United Stated Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) transmitted a September 9th letter to the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (“Vermont”) addressing a Joint Petition from: Conservation Law Foundation. Vermont Natural Resources Council. Lake Champlain Committee. (Collectively, “CLF”). …
What is Not a Trade Secret Under Federal Law?
October 16, 2024
by Devin R. Bates
If the secrecy of certain confidential information is compromised, it may lose its status as a trade secret. Courts will not recognize information as a trade secret if it has become generally available, is commonly used within an industry, or has become outdated. While the facts and circumstances…