EPA Delays Rescinding Gasoline Volatility Waivers Until 2025
- March 7, 2024
- Samantha Capaldo
In 2023, approximately forty percent of corn produced in the United States (“U.S.”) was used for ethanol production. The top three...
Federal Court Revokes Florida’s CWA Section 404 Permitting Authority
- February 29, 2024
- Brigit Rollins
On February 15, 2024, a federal court in the District of Columbia issued a ruling formally vacating the Environmental Protection Agency’s...
The Deal With Dicamba: Court Vacates Over-the-Top Registration
- February 15, 2024
- Brigit Rollins
On February 6, 2024, a federal court in Arizona issued a ruling directing the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to vacate the...
FAIR Labels Act of 2024
- February 13, 2024
- Emily Stone
In the past few years, the definition of “meat” has become a hot topic for debate. With the popularity of meat...
EPA Proposes Updates to Effluent Limitations for Meat and Poultry Processors
- February 1, 2024
- Brigit Rollins
In late January, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it was seeking public comment on its proposal to revise technology-based...
EPA Weighs in On Supreme Court Decision Regarding Groundwater and the CWA
- January 18, 2024
- Brigit Rollins
In April 2020, the United States Supreme Court issued its final ruling Cty. of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, 590 U.S....
EPA Proposes Vulnerable Species Pilot Project
- December 7, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
One June 22, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a draft white paper for its Vulnerable Species Pilot Project (“VSPP”),...
AMS Updating the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard’s List of Bioengineered Foods
- December 5, 2023
- Emily Stone
Bioengineered (BE) foods is a familiar term that has created consumer confusion in the United States over the past few years....
FTC Warns Trade Associations and Nutrition Influencers of Lack of Disclosures in Sponsored Social Media Posts
- November 21, 2023
- Emily Stone
On November 15, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent letters to two food and beverage trade associations and 12 nutrition influencers...
Eighth Circuit Ruling Revives Foods Uses for Chlorpyrifos
- November 9, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
On November 2, 2023, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Ass’n v....
USDA Publishes Final Rule Amending Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards
- November 2, 2023
- Samantha Capaldo
On October 25, 2023, Secretary Vilsack announced that the Agricultural Marketing Service (“AMS”) had finalized the Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards...
Doctrine of Chevron Deference Challenged at the High Court
- October 26, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear oral argument in a case challenging the authority granted to federal agencies...
Members of Congress Propose Bills to Amend the Federal Crop Insurance Program
- October 19, 2023
- Samantha Capaldo
According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, for the 2022 crop year, there were 493 million acres of land in the...
EPA Draft Herbicide Strategy Open for Comment
- October 12, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
October 22, 2023, is the last day to submit comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) Draft Herbicide Strategy Framework to...
The Feed: Volume 1, Issue 19
- October 12, 2023
- Ramie Parsons
The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...
DOL, DHS, and USDA Launch New Proposed Rules and Initiatives Affecting H-2 Programs
- October 5, 2023
- Samantha Capaldo
The H-2A program allows agricultural employers to hire foreign workers when there is a shortage in domestic labor. According to Philp...
Court Rules that EPA Must Engage in ESA Consultation When Adopting Water Quality Standards
- September 28, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) must analyze how its revised water quality standards for cadmium will affect threatened and endangered species...
The Feed: Volume 1, Issue 18
- September 28, 2023
- Ramie Parsons
The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for...
USDA Provides Additional Round of Debt Relief Payments to “Distressed” Farm Borrowers
- September 19, 2023
- Micah Brown
In August 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) announced it is providing $530 million in additional financial assistance for certain...
Landowners Question Authority of Agency Adjudication
- September 14, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
In April 2023, the Pacific Legal Foundation filed a lawsuit on behalf of Thomas and Amy Villegas against the Environmental Protection...