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Proposed Endangered Species Act Regulations Revise Protections for “Critical Habitat”

Posted May 27, 2014   The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National...

FDA Asked to Extend Comment Period for FSMA Rule

Posted May 23, 2014 On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced an additional 60 days for public comment...

EPA Fines Idaho Dairy for Violations of the Clean Water Act

Posted May 20, 2014   An Idaho Dairy has agreed to pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) $170,000 to settle...

Groups ask FDA to Extend Comment Period for FSMA Rule

Posted May 20, 2014   Produce and transportation industry groups have asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to extend...

Animal Welfare Groups to Pay Ringling Bros. $16 Million in Elephant Lawsuit

Posted May 15, 2014   Ending a 14-year long battle over the welfare of circus elephants, the Humane Society of the...

WY Farm Bureau Challenges EPA over Clean Air Act Decision

Posted May 15, 2014   The Wyoming Farm Bureau recently filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...

Legislators Urge EPA to Withdraw “Waters of the US” Rule

Posted May 12, 2014   Legislators in the United States Senate and House of Representatives are urging U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

FDA Releases FSMA Strategy Document, Emphasizes Voluntary Compliance

Posted May 8, 2014   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a strategy document that emphasizes voluntary compliance,...

Lawsuit over Clean Water Act Permits for Logging Roads Ongoing

Posted May 5, 2014   A federal judge denied a motion to dismiss in a lawsuit over the stormwater discharge exemption...

FDA Reconsiders FSMA Animal Feed Rule

Posted April 25, 2014   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will reconsider a controversial rule that was recently criticized...

Lawsuit over EPA’s Regulation of Bee Pesticide Proceeds

Posted April 24, 2014   A lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its regulation of “neonicotinoid” pesticides will...

Corps Approves Irrigation Permits in Washington

April 23, 2014   The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently approved permits for all but the largest orchards near Wenatchee,...

Grassley Voices Concerns over EPA’s Methane Reduction Plan

Posted April 23, 2014   Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) voiced his concern about how the Obama administration’s methane-reduction efforts would affect...

EPA’s “Waters of the US” Proposed Definition Open for Comment

Posted April 22, 2014   Yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers published their proposed definition...

EPA Releases Technical Papers on Methane Emissions

Posted April 18, 2014   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released a series of technical white papers about sources...

Judge Finds EPA Water Transfers Rule Unlawful

Posted April 15, 2014   In Catskill Mountains Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Inc. v. U.S. E.P.A., Nos. 08-CV-5606 (KMK), 08-CV-8430 (KMK),...

Dairy Industry, Breweries Ask FDA to Reconsider Animal Feed Regulation

Posted April 15, 2014   American dairy and brewery industries are urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reconsider...

FDA: Increased Funding Needed to Implement FSMA

Posted April 8, 2014   The FDA needs increased funding in FY 2015 to completely implement rules for the Food Safety...

EPA Explains Proposed Rule Clarifying “Waters of the U.S.”

April 8, 2014   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrators recently acted to explain the proposed rule clarifying the phrase “waters...

Arkansas House Delegation Introduces “Common Sense in Species Protection Act”

Posted April 3, 2014   The U.S. House delegation from Arkansas recently introduced legislation that would require the U.S. Fish and...