By: Brigit Rollins
Biofuels Rules: EPA Guidance Stands
- August 21, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
In a decision published on August 14, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia dismissed a...
Hot Topics in Environmental Law: Litigation Updates
- August 13, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
The past month has seen several developments in important, and on-going environmental law cases. Each litigation, though completely unrelated, has the...
Up for Debate: FWS Proposes Definition for “Habitat”
- August 6, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
On August 5, 2020, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) (collectively “the...
Court Concludes: Enlist Duo Registration Upheld
- July 29, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
On July 22, 2020, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a final decision in Nat’l Family Farm Coal. v. U.S....
WOTUS Update: Injunction Issued As Lawsuits Progress
- July 23, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
On June 22, 2020, the long-awaited Navigable Waters Protection Rule (“Navigable Waters Rule”) officially went into legal effect. The Navigable Waters...
To List or Not to List: Possible Consequences of The Monarch Butterfly’s Final Listing Decision
- July 16, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
By December 15, 2020, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) will issue its final decision on whether to list...
The Ag & Food Law Update: July 13, 2020
- July 13, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: Includes...
The Ag & Food Law Daily Update: July 10, 2020
- July 10, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY:...
To List or Not to List: Monarch Butterfly ESA Decision Due at End of 2020
- July 9, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
In 2014, several environmental groups petitioned the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) to list the monarch butterfly under the...
The Ag & Food Law Daily Update: July 9, 2020
- July 9, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: Includes...
Pesticide Pressures: Enlist Duo Registration Before Ninth Circuit
- July 2, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
In 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) registered a pesticide called Enlist Duo under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act...
Label-Free: Court Concludes No Warning Label For Glyphosate
- June 25, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
A federal judge in the Eastern District of California has upheld the court’s earlier decision that the state of California cannot...
The Deal with Dicamba: Plaintiffs Challenge EPA Cancellation Order
- June 18, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
In a recent decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated three pesticide registrations for dicamba-based herbicides,...
The Ag & Food Law Daily Update: June 12, 2020
- June 12, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: Includes...
The Deal With Dicamba: EPA Issues Cancel Order for Dicamba Herbicides
- June 10, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
UPDATE: Late on June 11, 2020, the plaintiffs filed a motion with the court seeking to have EPA’s cancellation order overturned....
The Deal With Dicamba: Ninth Circuit Vacates EPA Registration
- June 5, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
On June 3, 2020, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion...
Assistance Available for Producers Facing Depopulation
- May 28, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
One of the many problems the agriculture industry has faced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is the temporary closing...
Two Cases Dismissed and One Advances in ESA Dispute
- May 20, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
In August, 2019, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) (collectively, “the Services”)...
WOTUS Update: Navigable Waters Rule Faces Backlash
- May 14, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
On April 21, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published the long-awaited Navigable Waters Protection Rule (“Navigable Waters Rule”) in the...
Supreme Court Issues Opinion in “County of Maui”
- April 23, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States published its opinion in a case concerning the role of groundwater in the...