Welcome Sarah Catherine Copper!
- September 18, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
Last month the National Agricultural Law Center welcomed Sarah Catherine Copper on board as a full time Staff Attorney. Sarah Catherine...
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Ag & Food Law Update: September 18, 2020
- September 18, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: Includes...
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Murky Tides: EPA Sued for Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Violations
- September 17, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
Two lawsuits have been filed against the Environmental Protect Agency (“EPA”) over the agency’s handling of the Chesapeake Bay cleanup. The...
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Conservation Clarified: USDA Issues New Rules For Conservation Provisions
- September 10, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
On August 28, 2020 the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) issued a final rule for the Highly Erodible Land and...
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Ag & Food Law Update: September 4, 2020
- September 4, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY:...
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Buzzing Home: FWS Determines No Critical Habitat for Bumblebee Species
- September 3, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) announced on September 1, 2020 that it has decided not to designate critical...
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Jumping the Gun? Government Says NEPA Challenges are Premature
- August 27, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
On July 29, 2020, a coalition of environmental groups filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Western...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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:...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...