• February 18, 2025
• Brigit Rollins

On February 3, 2025, a federal court in North Dakota ruled that the Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”), the federal agency...

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• January 7, 2025
• Brigit Rollins

On December 12, 2024, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) released its long-awaited proposed decision to designate the monarch...

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• July 30, 2024
• Brigit Rollins

The Farm Bill is an omnibus bill enacted approximately every five years that authorizes and funds most programs administered by the...

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• May 14, 2024
• Brigit Rollins

On May 1, 2024, the Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) released the final version of its Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation Rule,...

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• April 4, 2024
• Elizabeth

UPDATE: On April 4, 2024, the SEC announced a voluntary stay on the climate-related disclosure rule. This voluntary stay is intended to...

• Clean Air ActClimate ChangeEnvironmental LawSamantha Capaldo

• March 21, 2024
• Elizabeth

UPDATE: On April 4, 2024, the SEC announced a voluntary stay on the climate-related disclosure rule. This voluntary stay is intended to...

• Climate ChangeEnvironmental LawSamantha Capaldo

• October 19, 2023
• Elizabeth

According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, for the 2022 crop year, there were 493 million acres of land in the...

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• August 3, 2023
• Brigit Rollins

The Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”), the federal agency responsible for administering the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”), has released the...

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• 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...

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• December 8, 2022
• Brigit Rollins

Over the past year, the environmental law arena has seen various issues and developments that have had impacts on agriculture. Some...

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• August 18, 2022
• Brigit Rollins

On August 16, 2022, President Biden officially signed the $739 billion spending package known as the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) into...

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• June 30, 2022
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.        ...

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• June 8, 2022
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.        ...

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• February 28, 2022
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.        ...

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• December 20, 2021
• Elizabeth

In the world of agricultural law, 2021 was a year for significant developments and changes.  Below, attorneys at the National Agricultural...

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• September 28, 2021
• Elizabeth

An interest in reducing environmental impacts and achieving climate sustainability is growing significantly within the U.S. government, especially with the Biden...

• CarbonClimate ChangeConsidering CarbonEnvironmental LawMicah Brown

• July 22, 2021
• Brigit Rollins

On June 9, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) released a joint statement announcing...

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• 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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• June 8, 2021
• Elizabeth

An interest in reducing environmental impacts and achieving climate sustainability within the U.S. is growing significantly among both the public and...

• CarbonClimate ChangeConsidering CarbonEnvironmental LawMicah Brown

• May 4, 2021
• Elizabeth

Overview An interest in reducing environmental impacts and achieving climate sustainability within the U.S. is growing significantly among both the public...

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