USPTO Announces Nominations Opportunity For NMTI On February 25, 2020, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that nominations are now open for the 2020 National Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI) to recognize those who have worked to advance U.S. competitiveness and quality of life and who have […]
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Mar 5, 2020
STATE OF CALIFORNIA SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO SAVE THE CHINOOK SALMON – Update from Bick Law, LLP
Fri Feb 28th, On Environmental Law, by Alan Bick California Sues Trump Administration to Save The Endangered Chinook Salmon Last week, the Trump Administration increased, via a press memo, the amount of water that can be pumped from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary in California. After pumping, this water is to be delivered to […]
Given the considerable industry stakeholder confusion and angst that has arisen related to the January 27, 2020, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Federal Register notice on identifying the preliminary lists of manufacturers (including importers) of the 20 chemical substances that EPA designated as high-priority substances for risk evaluation and for which fees will […]
March 3, 2020 Austin W. Manning MGKF Litigation Blog Last month, the D.C. Circuit, reversing a lower court decision, held that Guam was time-barred from pursuing its claims under CERCLA against the US Navy for the cleanup of the Ordot Dump on the island. Government of Guam v. United States of […]
The Essential Value of Forming TSCA Consortia Today as never before, the old adage “there is strength in numbers” rings true. As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to implement the amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), industry stakeholders are recognizing the immense importance of working within consortia to […]