
Scope of EPA Authority Before the Supreme Court
- March 17, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
UPDATE: On June 30, 2022, the Supreme Court issued its decision in West Virginia v. U.S. Envt’l Protection Agency finding in favor of the...

Environmental Groups Challenge EPA Over Treated Seeds
- March 3, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
In December 2021, two environmental groups, the Center for Food Safety and Pesticide Action Network North America, filed a lawsuit against...

Farm Groups Sue EPA Over Revocation of Chlorpyrifos Tolerances
- February 17, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
On February 9, 2022, a coalition of farm groups filed a lawsuit in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the...

Treading Water: WOTUS Once Again Before Supreme Court
- February 3, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
In January 2022, the United States Supreme Court announced that it would once again hear arguments in the long-running case of...

EPA Adopts New Policy For ESA Consultations & New Pesticide Active Ingredients
- January 20, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
On January 11, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that effective immediately it had changed its policy regarding Endangered Species...

Ag and Food Law Daily Update: January 14, 2022
- January 14, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. Judicial:...

Environmental Law Topics to Watch in 2022
- January 6, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
Environmental law issues were at the forefront in 2021, and 2022 is shaping up to be no different. With on-going lawsuits,...

Top Ten Agricultural Law Issues in 2021
- 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...

WOTUS Update: EPA Releases Proposed Rule to Redefine WOTUS
- December 9, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
On December 6, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the Federal Register its highly-anticipated proposed rule to redefine the...

Court Vacates CWA Section 401 Certification Rule
- November 18, 2021
- Elizabeth
In October 2021, a federal district court issued a decision vacating the 2020 Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule (“2020...

EPA Releases PFAS Strategic Roadmap
- November 4, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
In October 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released the PFAS Strategic Roadmap: EPA’s Commitments to Action 2021-2024 (“Strategic Roadmap”), which...

Biden Administration Begins Review of Environmental Regulations
- October 7, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
When the Biden Administration took office in January, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order requiring all federal agencies to review...

WOTUS Update: Breaking Down the Pre-2015 Regulatory Regime
- September 21, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
In late August, a court in the District of Arizona issued a decision vacating the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (“NWPR”), the...

Paraquat Receives Interim Registration Decision, Faces Legal Challenges
- September 7, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
On August 1, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published documents in the Federal Register announcing the Agency’s Interim Registration Review...

Arizona Court Vacates WOTUS Rule
- September 2, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
UPDATE: Since the court’s ruling was issued, EPA has announced on its website that both it and the U.S. Army Corps of...

EPA Announces Decision to Revoke Chlorpyrifos Tolerances
- August 24, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
On August 19, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced its intention to publish a final rule in the Federal Register...

California Court Finds State Law Claims Not Preempted by FIFRA in Glyphosate Ruling
- August 12, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
A California State Court of Appeal issued a ruling on August 9, 2021, upholding a jury verdict awarding millions of dollars...

Building Blocks: Basics of CRP
- August 5, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
First authorized in the Food Security Act of 1985, the Conservation Reserve Program (“CRP”) is a voluntary program that allows agricultural...

California State Court Issues Pretrial Ruling In Roundup Case
- July 29, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
A week before the trial of another lawsuit challenging the safety of Monsanto Company’s (“Monsanto”) Roundup products is scheduled to start,...

WOTUS Update: EPA Makes Announcement, Status Update for On-Going Lawsuits
- 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...