NALC news release: Butterfly effect? NALC webinar will discuss impacts of listing monarch butterfly under Endangered Species Act
- February 10, 2025
- Elizabeth
“When a species is listed, it can impact how agricultural producers are able to operate.” —Brigit Rollins, NALC Staff Attorney By...
States Introduce Pesticide Liability Limitation Bills in 2025 Legislative Session
- January 28, 2025
- Brigit Rollins
The start of a new year also means the start of a new legislative session. By late January, all but a...
FWS Proposes Listing the Monarch Butterfly as “Threatened” Under the ESA
- 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...
UADA article — YEAREND: Corporate Transparency Act, Foreign Ownership, Chevron shift mark turbulent 2024
- December 17, 2024
- Elizabeth
“2024 brought in some of the most consequential developments in ag law and policy in a long time.” — Harrison Pittman...
Federal Court Upholds Treated Seeds Exemption
- December 3, 2024
- Brigit Rollins
A federal court in the Northern District of California has recently ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) does not have...
EPA Releases Vulnerable Species Action Plan
- October 10, 2024
- Brigit Rollins
On September 25, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its Vulnerable Species Action Plan (“VSAP”), the finalized version of its...
EPA Publishes Highly-Anticipated Final Herbicide Strategy
- September 5, 2024
- Brigit Rollins
On August 20, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its final Herbicide Strategy. The document, which was released in a...
Third Circuit Rules Failure to Warn Claims Preempted by FIFRA
- August 22, 2024
- Brigit Rollins
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has split from the Ninth and Eleventh Circuits by concluding that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide...
EPA Releases Draft Insecticide Strategy
- August 13, 2024
- Brigit Rollins
On July 25, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its highly anticipated draft Insecticide Strategy, the latest step in the...
Eleventh & Ninth Circuits Issue Decisions in Glyphosate Lawsuits
- June 18, 2024
- Brigit Rollins
The last several months have seen numerous developments in the on-going litigation filed by plaintiffs who claim that glyphosate-based pesticide products...
Ag, water and environmental law experts convene at University of Nevada, Reno
- April 12, 2024
- Ramie Parsons
Ag, water and environmental law experts convene at University of Nevada, Reno National Ag Law Center presents 2nd Annual Western Agricultural...
The Deal With Dicamba: Court Vacates Over-the-Top Registration
- February 15, 2024
- Brigit Rollins
On February 6, 2024, a federal court in Arizona issued a ruling directing the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to vacate the...
“Top Ten” Issues in Ag & Env Law: 2023 Edition
- December 21, 2023
- Elizabeth
In the world of agricultural law, 2023 was a year for significant developments and changes. In summary below, attorneys at the...
EPA Proposes Vulnerable Species Pilot Project
- December 7, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
One June 22, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a draft white paper for its Vulnerable Species Pilot Project (“VSPP”),...
Eighth Circuit Ruling Revives Foods Uses for Chlorpyrifos
- November 9, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
On November 2, 2023, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Ass’n v....
EPA Draft Herbicide Strategy Open for Comment
- October 12, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
October 22, 2023, is the last day to submit comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) Draft Herbicide Strategy Framework to...
EPA Faces Treated Seeds Lawsuit
- July 6, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
In 2017, several environmental groups petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to close what the groups described as a “loophole” that...
Environmental Groups Challenge EPA Approval of Enlist One and Enlist Duo
- June 22, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
On June 6, 2023, a coalition of environmental and agricultural labor groups lead by the Center for Food Safety filed a...
The Deal with Dicamba: Plaintiffs Ask Court to Vacate 2020 Registration Decision
- May 25, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
On April 12, 2023, the plaintiffs in Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Envtl. Protection Agency, No. 4:20-cv-00555 (D. Ariz.), a...
California Takes Steps to Reduce Pesticide Use In State
- February 2, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
In January 2023, the State of California released a document titled “Accelerating Sustainable Pest Management: A Roadmap for California” (referred to...
