The Deal with Dicamba: Plaintiffs Ask Court to Vacate 2020 Registration Decision
- May 25, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
On April 12, 2023, the plaintiffs in Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Envtl. Protection Agency, No. 4:20-cv-00555 (D. Ariz.), a...
Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land: A Legislative Roadmap Primer
- May 16, 2023
- Elizabeth
Ownership of U.S. land, specifically agricultural lands, by foreign persons or entities has been an issue that traces to the origins...
What’s Cooking with Prop 12?: SCOTUS Decision
- May 12, 2023
- Elizabeth
After considering a constitutional challenge to a California ballot initiative regulating space requirements for farm animals, the Supreme Court of the United...
BLM Looks to Expand Conservation
- May 11, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
On April 3, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that introduces a...
State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Six
- May 2, 2023
- Elizabeth
In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign...
WOTUS Update: 2023 Rule Enjoined in 27 States
- April 27, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
Update: On May 10, 2023, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling enjoining the 2023 WOTUS rule in the...
Idaho Enacts Law Limiting Foreign Investments in Agricultural Land
- April 18, 2023
- Elizabeth
On April 3, 2023, Idaho Governor Brad Little signed into law House Bill 173 (“H 173”) which seeks to restrict certain...
BLM Proposes New Conservation Rules for FLPMA
- April 13, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
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
- April 4, 2023
- Elizabeth
On March 13, 2023, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed into law House Bill 186 (“HB 186”)—also known as the “Restrictions on...
Texas Sues FWS Over Decision to List the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Under the Endangered Species Act
- March 30, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
On March 22, 2023, the State of Texas filed a lawsuit against the Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) over its recent...
State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Five
- March 21, 2023
- Elizabeth
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
- March 16, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
The Congressional Review Act (“CRA”) was passed by Congress in 1996 for the purpose of allowing congressional lawmakers to review and...
State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Four
- March 7, 2023
- Elizabeth
In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign...
WOTUS Update: 2022 WOTUS Rule Faces Legal Challenges
- March 2, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
In late December 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its long-anticipated final rule to redefine the term “waters of the...
Virginia’s Attempt to Restrict Foreign Agricultural Land Investments
- February 21, 2023
- Elizabeth
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
- February 16, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
On February 6, 2023, a federal judge in California issued a ruling concluding that the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) preempted an...
State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Three
- February 7, 2023
- Elizabeth
In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign...
California Takes Steps to Reduce Pesticide Use In State
- February 2, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
In January 2023, the State of California released a document titled “Accelerating Sustainable Pest Management: A Roadmap for California” (referred to...
Displaying the Data: Online AFIDA Database To Be Established
- January 24, 2023
- Elizabeth
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
- January 19, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a new guidance document regarding the agency’s authority to consider the cumulative...