Is Theft of Trade Secrets a Crime in Arkansas?
Is theft of trade secrets a crime in Arkansas? Yes. Under Arkansas Code Annotated Section 5-36-107, the Arkansas Penal Code establishes that theft of trade secrets is a Class A misdemeanor. The statute establishes that a person commits theft of a trade secret if, with intent to deprive the owner of…
CERCLA Applicable, or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements: ASTSWMO Position Paper Addressing State Concerns
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) issued a position paper titled: State Concerns with the Process of Identifying Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) Applicable, or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements…
Environmental Criminal Enforcement/Solid Waste: New Hampshire Attorney General Announces Indictment of Grafton County Construction and Demolition Debris Facility
The Office of the Attorney General (“AG”) of the New Hampshire Department of Justice announced in a January 25th news release the indictment of Hammond Grinding and Recycling Inc. a/k/a F.C. Hammond & Son Lumber Co. (“Hammond”). Hammond operates a permitted solid waste facility which accepts…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Morrilton Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Morrilton, Arkansas, (“Morrilton”) entered into a December 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a No-Discharge Water Permit (“Permit”). See LIS No…
Arkansas Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Act: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Requests Approval of Four Used Tire Program Business Plans
Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) Chief Administrator, Environment, Caleb J. Osborne, submitted a January 12th request to the Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission (“Commission”) pursuant to the agency’s implementation of the Used Tire…