Arkansas Department of Agriculture: November 25th Pesticide Committee Meeting Scheduled
November 15, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture scheduled a November 25th Pesticide Committee meeting. The meeting will be held November 25, 2024. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 AM via Zoom only. Agenda items include: Opening remarks and introductions. Dr. Ken Korth – Committee Chair. …
PVC Pipe Manufacturers/Antitrust: Erie County Water Authority Files Class Action Complaint Alleging Violations
November 14, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Erie County Water Authority (“Erie”) filed a Class Action Complaint in the United States District Court (Northern District of Illinois) against seven PVC pipe manufacturers alleging violations of certain federal antitrust laws. See Case No. 1:24-cv-11531. Erie describes itself as being located…
Solid Waste Enforcement: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Proposed Notice of Civil Penalty Assessment Addressing Portland Recycling Facility
November 14, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (“ODEQ”) issued a September 24th Notice of Civil Penalty Assessment and Order (“Notice”) to Radius Recycling, Inc. (“Radius”) addressing alleged violations of solid waste and waste tire rules. See Case No. LQ-SW-NWR-2019-150. The Notice provides that…
Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Appointment of Two Arkansans
November 14, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced on November 13th new, returning, and existing members of its Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee (“Committee”). EPA describes the Committee as providing: …independent policy advice and recommendations to…
FinCEN Warns Financial Institutions of Fraud Schemes Arising from Deepfake Media Using Generative Artificial Intelligence
November 13, 2024
by Anton L. Janik, Jr.
Today the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an Alert to help financial institutions identify fraud schemes relying in part on the use of deepfake media created through generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). FinCEN specifically notes seeing “an…