Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Taunton, Massachusetts, Ethylene Oxide Sterilization Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") and Professional Contract Sterilization, Inc. ("PCSI") entered into a February 6th Consent Agreement ("CA") addressing alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. See Docket No.: CAA-01- 2022-0059. The CA provides that PCSI operates a…
What Can a Court Do When Someone Violates the Secrecy of Trade Secrets?
March 26, 2024
by Devin R. Bates
When someone violates the secrecy of a company’s trade secrets, what can the company do about it? Writing a sternly worded cease and desist letter is often a good first step that we recommend to clients, however it must be done in a way that properly sets the table for court intervention, while not…
Toxic Release Inventory/Community Right-to-Know: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Releases Annual National Report
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has released its Annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis (“Analysis”). The TRI is a publicly available database prepared and published by EPA annually. The Federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (“EPCRA”) was…
Climate Change in the Drinking Water/Wastewater Sectors and the Impact on Financial Resilience, Insurability, and Credit and Investment Quality: March 2024 U.S. Environmental Agency Report
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has issued a report titled: Climate Change in the Drinking Water and Wastewater Sectors and the Impact on Financial Resilience, Insurability, and Credit and Investment Quality. (“Report”) The Report was prepared by EPA’s Climate Finance…
Arkansas Environmental Service Firms: Olsson Announces Pending Purchase Agreement to Acquire FTN Associates, Ltd. - Clarification
A blog post yesterday noted that Olsson has a pending purchase agreement to acquire FTN Associates, Ltd. Please note a clarification to that previous post in that Olsson currently (pre-acquisition) has 75 employees in Arkansas, primarily based in their Fayetteville office.