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BLM Proposes New Conservation Rules for FLPMA

On April 3, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that introduces a...

Utah Enacts Law Prohibiting Certain Foreign Investments in Land

On March 13, 2023, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed into law House Bill 186 (“HB 186”)—also known as the “Restrictions on...

State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Five

In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign...

The Congressional Review Act: How it Works, Why it Matters

The Congressional Review Act (“CRA”) was passed by Congress in 1996 for the purpose of allowing congressional lawmakers to review and...

Virginia’s Attempt to Restrict Foreign Agricultural Land Investments

Virginia is likely to join fourteen other states that restrict or limit foreign landholdings in land, specifically agricultural land, within their...

Judge Issues Ruling in Klamath River Dispute

On February 6, 2023, a federal judge in California issued a ruling concluding that the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) preempted an...

Displaying the Data: Online AFIDA Database To Be Established

In December 2022, Congress passed a $1.7 trillion spending package for FY23 known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (“CAA”), which...

EPA Releases New Environmental Justice Guidance Document

Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a new guidance document regarding the agency’s authority to consider the cumulative...