
Building Blocks: Basics of the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
- September 15, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
Under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (“ACEP”), private landowners, land trusts, and other entities work with the United State Department of...

Building Blocks: The Basics of EQIP
- September 1, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
First authorized in the 1996 Farm Bill, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (“EQIP”) is a voluntary conservation program that offers financial...

Ag & the IRA: Conservation Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act
- August 18, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
On August 16, 2022, President Biden officially signed the $739 billion spending package known as the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) into...

Clean Water Act Citizen Suits Before Fourth Circuit
- August 4, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
An important component of many environmental statutes is the ability for private citizens to initiate lawsuits to enforce the statute. This...

Environmental Law Highlight: Developments From the First Half of 2022
- July 21, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
The first half of 2022 has seen a lot of development in the area of environmental law. From lawsuits to regulatory...

Plaintiffs & Pesticides: Honorable Mentions
- July 7, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
Up to now, each article in this series exploring the legal claims commonly raised by plaintiffs in pesticide injury cases has...

Procedures: Personal and Subject Matter Jurisdiction
- June 30, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
In order to hear cases, a court must have jurisdiction over both the parties to the lawsuit and the subject matter...

Ag and Food Law Daily Update: June 29, 2022
- June 29, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ...

Ag and Food Law Daily Update: June 28, 2022
- June 28, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ...

Ag and Food Law Daily Update: June 27, 2022
- June 27, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ...

Ag and Food Law Daily Update: June 24, 2022
- June 24, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ...

Ninth Circuit Orders EPA to Revisit Conclusion That Glyphosate is “Not Likely” to Cause Cancer
- June 23, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
On June 17, 2022, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision ordering the Environment Protection Agency (“EPA”) to reexamine...

Ag and Food Law Daily Update: June 23, 2022
- June 23, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ...

Plaintiffs & Pesticides: Failure to Warn Claims in Pesticide Injury Lawsuits
- May 26, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
Of all the claims that plaintiffs typically raise in pesticide injury lawsuits, failure to warn is currently the claim that is...

Ag and Food Law Daily Update: May 19, 2022
- May 19, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ...

Ag and Food Law Daily Update: May 18, 2022
- May 18, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ...

Ag and Food Law Daily Update: May 17, 2022
- May 17, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. ...

DOJ Announces Three Environmental Justice Initiatives
- May 12, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
On May 5, 2022, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it would be taking three actions intended to “enhance the...

Plaintiffs & Pesticides: Design Defect Claims in Pesticide Injury Lawsuits
- April 28, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
Many plaintiffs in pesticide injury lawsuits raise the state law claim of design defect. Plaintiffs typically raise design defect claims in...

Plaintiffs & Pesticides: Negligence Claims in Pesticide Injury Lawsuits
- April 14, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
One of the claims most commonly raised in pesticide injury cases is the claim of negligence. Like the other claims discussed...