• April 2, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

On March 20, 2020, two petitions for review were filed against the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) challenging the agency’s decision to...

• Brigit RollinsEndangered Species ActEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ActPesticides

• March 25, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

When lawsuits filed against Monsanto Company (“Monsanto”) and BASF Corporation (“BASF”) for allegedly causing dicamba-related injury to farmers were consolidated into...

• Brigit RollinsPesticidesThe Deal with Dicamba

• March 20, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

According to the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”), federal agencies are required to consult with Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) or the...

• Brigit RollinsEndangered Species ActEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ActPesticides

• March 11, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

Up to now, this series has examined the claims raised by plaintiffs in dicamba-related lawsuits that have passed judicial review been...

• Brigit RollinsPesticidesThe Deal with Dicamba

• March 4, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

In February, 2020, a federal court concluded that a law which granted rights to a waterbody, violated the United States Constitution....

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• February 28, 2020
• Elizabeth

Rusty Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney On February 27, 2020, the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), in coordination with the Drug...

• HempRusty RumleyUnited States Department of Agriculture

• February 26, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

A federal jury ruled in favor of the plaintiff, Bader Farms, in Bader Farms, Inc v. Monsanto Co., awarding $15 million...

• Brigit RollinsPesticidesThe Deal with Dicamba

• February 20, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

In January, 2020, the Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) released a proposed regulatory overhaul for the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”)....

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• February 12, 2020
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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...

• Brigit RollinsPesticidesThe Deal with Dicamba

• February 7, 2020
• Elizabeth

By Drew Mitchell, National Agricultural Law Center Research Fellow & Elizabeth Rumley, National Agricultural Law Center Senior Staff Attorney  Within the...

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• 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...

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• 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...

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• 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...

• Brigit RollinsPesticidesThe Deal with Dicamba

• 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”)....

• Ag & Food Law UpdateEnvironmental Protection AgencyWater LawWOTUS Update

• 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...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateBrigit RollinsEnvironmental LawPesticidesThe Deal with Dicamba

• 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...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateAnimal LawBrigit RollinsPackers and Stockyards Act

• 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...

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• 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...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateBrigit RollinsEnvironmental Protection Agency

• October 29, 2019
• Rusty

The highly anticipated hemp rules were released by AMS this morning.  While the rules are 161 pages and a deep dive...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateHempRusty RumleyUnited States Department of Agriculture

• October 24, 2019
• Brigit Rollins

A federal judge in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho issued a decision last Wednesday preventing the...

• Ag & Food Law UpdateBrigit RollinsFish and Wildlife ServiceNational Environmental Policy Act