
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...

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...

Building Blocks: Basics of CSP
- February 11, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
Often referred to as the largest conservation program by acreage in the United States, the Conservation Stewardship Program (“CSP”) implemented by...

States, Environmental Groups Challenge EPA Over Sulfoxaflor
- February 4, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
On December 7, 2020, eleven states filed a brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, opposing a request from the...

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...

Overview of Trump Administration’s Environmental “Midnight Regulations”
- January 14, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
As the United States prepares to switch from one presidential administration to the next, the out-going Trump Administration is working to...

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On December 10, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a draft guidance in the Federal Register clarifying how the agency...

Registration Review: EPA Finds Endangered Species May Be Harmed By Glyphosate
- December 3, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
In November, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a draft Biological Evaluation (“BE”) assessing the risks posed to species listed...

Fish Fumbles: GE Salmon Face More Hurdles
- November 17, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
“Frankenfish”, “GMO Salmon” or “GE Atlantic Salmon” has been making headlines these past few months as AquaBounty prepares for the first...

The Deal With Dicamba: Lawsuit Challenges Registration, EPA Changes FIFRA Policy
- November 12, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
In late October, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it had renewed the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act...

Pesticide Litigation: Chlorpyrifos Under Fire
- November 5, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
Two lawsuits have recently been filed in California state courts against Corteva Inc. (“Corteva”), the corporation which manufactures the pesticide chlorpyrifos....

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...

The Deal With Dicamba: EPA Approves Dicamba Pesticides for 2021 and Beyond
- October 28, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
On October 27, 2020 the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it had approved three dicamba-based pesticides for over-the-top use on...

Ag & Food Law Update: October 28, 2020
- October 28, 2020
- Elizabeth
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY:...

Ag & Food Law Update: October 27, 2020
- October 27, 2020
- Elizabeth
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: Includes...

Stuck in the Swamp? Overview of the Minimal Effect Exemption Under Swampbuster
- October 22, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
The Food Security Act of 1985 (“1985 Farm Bill”) established the Highly Erodible Lands and Wetlands Conservation program that relates to...

Water Rights Dispute: Public Trust Doctrine in Front of NV Supreme Court
- October 15, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
On September 17, 2020, the Nevada Supreme Court issued an opinion answering two questions posed to it by the United States...

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...

Stuck in the Swamp? A Look At Prior-Converted Croplands Under Swampbuster
- September 24, 2020
- Brigit Rollins
“Swampbuster” is the name often used to refer to the section of the Highly Erodible Lands and Wetlands Conservation provisions of...

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...