Arkansas Water Resources Conference: July 16-18 (Fayetteville, Arkansas)
The annual Arkansas Water Resources Conference (“Conference”) has been scheduled for July 16-18, 2024, in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Conference will be held in the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences. The organizing committee includes: Arkansas Forest and Drinking Water Collaborative…
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…