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From Supreme Court to State Courts, Important Enviro Rulings from June 2021
- July 8, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
The past few month has seen a series of important environmental law decisions from various courts across the United States. The...
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Clearing the Air: Maryland Court Finds State Must Regulate Gaseous Ammonia Under CWA
- March 18, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
A judge in a Maryland Circuit Court ruled in a decision released earlier this month that the state of Maryland must...
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Hot Topics in Environmental Law: Recent Developments in 2021
- March 11, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
The beginning of 2021 has seen major developments in several ongoing issues involving environmental laws and regulations. Many of these developments...
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Ag & Food Law Daily Update: March 11, 2021
- March 11, 2021
- Elizabeth
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. JUDICIAL: Includes...
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The Clean Water Act, the Corps, & Section 404
- March 4, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
The Clean Water Act of 1972 (“CWA”) is the principal statute governing water quality in the United States. The goal of...
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Environmentalists Challenge EPA Over Flood Project
- February 25, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
A coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) over the agency’s decision to revoke a...
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Ninth Circuit Upholds Decision to Vacate General CWA Permit
- February 18, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
On February 11, 2021, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court opinion finding that a nationwide Clean Water...
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Pressing Pause: EPA Asks DOJ to Seek Stays of Litigation
- January 28, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
On January 21, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) sent a letter to the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) requesting stays for...
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Making Waves: EPA Issues Draft of Proposed Guidance for “County of Maui” Case
- December 17, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
On December 10, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a draft guidance in the Federal Register clarifying how the agency...
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October Monthly Round Up
- November 3, 2020
- Elizabeth
October Round-Up As October ends, researchers at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research and information in agricultural...
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Deconstructing the CWA: What is a TMDL?
- October 1, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
One of the key tools employed by the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) to help meet the statute’s goal of reducing pollution...
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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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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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Ag Law Weekly: August 3 – August 9, 2020
- August 10, 2020
- Elizabeth
This week’s Ag Law Weekly discusses the the Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposed definition of “habitat”, the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association’s challenge...
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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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The Ag & Food Law Update: July 14, 2020
- July 14, 2020
- Elizabeth
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY:...
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WOTUS Update: Navigable Waters Rule Faces Backlash
- May 14, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
On April 21, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published the long-awaited Navigable Waters Protection Rule (“Navigable Waters Rule”) in the...
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April Round Up
- April 30, 2020
- Elizabeth
Through the uncertain times that April has brought us, National Ag Law Center staff have continued connecting stakeholders with trusted research...
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Supreme Court Issues Opinion in “County of Maui”
- April 23, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States published its opinion in a case concerning the role of groundwater in the...
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Revisiting WOTUS: Tracking Regulatory Changes to Critical CWA Term
- April 22, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
On April 21, 2020, EPA published the Navigable Waters Protection Rule in the Federal Register. That rule establishes a new definition...