
Fish Fumbles: GE Salmon Faces Uncertainty
- February 5, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
In the latest move in an ongoing case against the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), a collection of environmental groups moved...

Biofuels Benefit: Renewable Fuels Prevail in Court
- January 31, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacated three small refinery exemptions to the nationwide renewable fuel standard...

The Deal With Dicamba: Part Two
- January 29, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
UPDATE: On February 14, 2020 the jury in Bader Farms, Inc. v. Monsanto Co., No. 1:16-cv-299 (E.D. Mo. 2020) ruled in favor...

WOTUS Redefined: EPA Announces Final Rule
- January 24, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has released its much-anticipated replacement for the 2015 Waters of the United States rule (“2015 Rule”)....

The Deal With Dicamba: Part One
- January 22, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
UPDATE: On February 14, 2020 the jury in Bader Farms, Inc. v. Monsanto Co., No. 1:16-cv-299 (E.D. Mo. 2020) ruled in favor...

New Year, New NEPA: Environmental Law Could See First Overhaul in Decades
- January 16, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
In January, 2020, the Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) released a set of proposed regulations that would change how CEQ implements...

Announcement: Packers and Stockyards Proposed Regulation Currently Accepting Comments
- January 13, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
Today, USDA released a proposed rule governing competition in the livestock and poultry industries. This was the latest iteration of the...

Making A Splash: Georgia, Florida Water Dispute Back to Supreme Court
- January 8, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
A decades-long dispute between Florida and Georgia over each state’s water rights in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin (“ACF River Basin”) is...

Roundup Round 2: California Glyphosate Law Under Fire
- December 18, 2019
- Brigit Rollins
In 2017, a national coalition of farming interests, food producers, and pesticide manufacturers came together to file a lawsuit against the...

Water Wars Continued: Courts Dispute Role of Groundwater Under CWA
- December 12, 2019
- Brigit Rollins
Current court cases have raised the question of whether the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) was intended to govern discharges of pollutants...

The Ag and Food Daily Update: Dec. 10, 2019
- December 10, 2019
- Brigit Rollins
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. JUDICIAL: Includes...

The Ag and Food Daily Update: Dec. 9, 2019
- December 9, 2019
- Brigit Rollins
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: Includes...

Redefined: WOTUS Controversy Continues
- December 5, 2019
- Brigit Rollins
Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) altered a central component of the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) by once again...

The Ag and Food Daily Update: Dec. 2, 2019
- December 2, 2019
- Brigit Rollins
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: Includes...

Muddy Waters: Western Lake Erie’s Impaired Status Causes Conflict
- November 27, 2019
- Brigit Rollins
In an opinion issued earlier this month, a United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio once again considered...

The Ag and Food Daily Update: Nov. 27, 2019
- November 27, 2019
- Brigit Rollins
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. JUDICIAL: Includes...

Blending Blunder: Renewable Fuel Standards Under Fire
- November 20, 2019
- Brigit Rollins
Authored by: Amanda Biediger, Research Fellow — A petroleum refining industry group, a biodiesel association, and environmental groups challenged Environmental Protection...

The Ag and Food Daily Update: Nov. 18, 2019
- November 18, 2019
- Brigit Rollins
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. JUDICIAL: Includes...

The Ag and Food Daily Update: Nov. 14, 2019
- November 14, 2019
- Brigit Rollins
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: Includes...

Spilled Milk: Dairy Operation Sues Over Alleged Chemical Damages
- November 13, 2019
- Brigit Rollins
The Highland Dairy (“Highland”), a 4,000-head dairy operation located in New Mexico, filed suit earlier this year against 3M Company and...