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Ninth Circuit Concludes United States Not Immune from Water Rights Lawsuit

In late September 2026, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling in a water rights dispute between Nevada ranchers...

UADA news article: EPA asked to add cancer warnings to pesticide labels

By Mary Hightower University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Fast facts EPA receives petition to add warnings to pesticide labels Petition...

Litigation On-Going in Western Lake Erie Basin

Colby Johnson, Research Fellow Brigit Rollins, Staff Attorney On May 1, 2024, the Board of Lucas County Commissioners, City of Toledo,...

UADA news article: Public comment period on new WOTUS supplemental proposal ends Oct. 9

By Mary Hightower University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Fast facts EPA, Army Corps of Engineers seek comments on November 2025...

UADA news article; Illinois River filing: ‘end this case once and for all’

By Mary Hightower University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Fast Facts Parties ask for an expedited appeal of nearly $44 million...

WOTUS Update: EPA Seeks Comment on Supplemental Proposal

On September 9, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a proposed rule to supplement and seek additional public comment on...

Lawsuit Challenges Joint USDA-DOI Grazing Action Plan

On August 13, 2026, the Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”), an environmental nonprofit organization, filed a lawsuit against the Department of...

Reclamation Releases Final EIS for Colorado River

The United States Bureau of Reclamation (“Reclamation”) has issued its final Environmental Impact Statement (“EIS”) report on the post-2026 operation of...

Services Rescind ESA “Harm” Definition, Environmental Groups File Suit

On July 14, 2026, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) together with the National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) (collectively,...

Supreme Court Approves Texas, New Mexico Consent Decree for Rio Grande

In late May 2026, the Supreme Court accepted a settlement agreement to end a 13-year lawsuit between Texas and New Mexico...

Supreme Court Rules FIFRA Preempts Failure to Warn

On June 25, 2026, the Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated in ruling in the landmark case, Monsanto Co. v. Durnell,...

BLM Proposes Overhaul of Grazing Program Regulations

The Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) has released a proposal to update regulations implementing livestock grazing on public lands under both...

EPA Issues Final RFS Rule

Jakob Christopherson, Research Fellow Brigit Rollins, Staff Attorney   On April 1, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published its “Set...

Supreme Court Asked to Revisit Definition of WOTUS

The United States Supreme Court is currently considering whether to take up a case from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals...

EPA Announces Draft Fungicide Strategy

In April 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a draft version of its Fungicide Strategy, the most recent move in...

Environmental Group Sues EPA for Delayed Response to Glyphosate Petition

On April 21, 2026, the Environmental Working Group (“EWG”), a nonprofit advocacy organization, filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency...

Federal Court Strikes Down 2019 & 2024 ESA Regulations

On March 30, 2026, a federal court in California issued a ruling to overturn several Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) regulations adopted...

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Solar Smarts for Landowners: Miscellaneous Clauses

Solar leasing is the practice of installing solar panels on large areas of land leased from a third party to generate...

Department of Interior Seeks to Convene the Endangered Species Committee

The Department of Interior has announced that on March 31, 2026, the Endangered Species Committee (“the Committee”) will meet to discuss...

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The Deal With Dicamba: Products Registered, Lawsuit Filed

On February 6, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it had re-registered three dicamba-based herbicides for direct, over-the-top use...