A judge issued a temporary restraining order against the county and granted Sterigenics' request to resume full operations. A consent order signed in April allowed the company to continue its operations indefinitely while its lawsuit filed against the county moves through the court system. RELATED | For cancer survivors, Sterigenics raises haunting questions Tony Adams, a Cobb County resident who has been active in protesting Sterigenics' use of ethylene oxide, said he and other residents opposed to the company's presence are grateful that Gov. Kemp signed the legislation into law.