• 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...

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• December 14, 2023
• Elizabeth

Agriculture can be a hazardous occupation, and adding child workers into the equation can lead to even more dangerous situations. During...

• Department of LaborFair Labor Standards ActFarm LaborLaborSamantha Capaldo

• 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”),...

• Brigit RollinsEndangered Species ActEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ActPesticides

• 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....

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• October 31, 2023
• Elizabeth

On April 11, 2023, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law Senate Bill 383 (“SB 383”) which seeks to restrict...

• Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure ActForeign OwnershipForestryLand OwnershipMicah BrownSpotlighting State Restrictions on Foreign Land Investments

• October 26, 2023
• Brigit Rollins

Update: On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court released its final decision in Loper Bright Enters. b. Raimondo, where it overturned...

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• 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...

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• September 28, 2023
• Brigit Rollins

The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) must analyze how its revised water quality standards for cadmium will affect threatened and endangered species...

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• September 21, 2023
• Elizabeth

General Resources Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land: FAQs & Resource Library This resource is intended to provide resources and answers to...

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• September 14, 2023
• Brigit Rollins

In April 2023, the Pacific Legal Foundation filed a lawsuit on behalf of Thomas and Amy Villegas against the Environmental Protection...

• Brigit RollinsClean Water ActEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection Agency

• August 30, 2023
• Brigit Rollins

On August 29, 20213, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released an updated version of its 2023 rule to define the crucial...

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• August 17, 2023
• Brigit Rollins

On August 7, 2023, the states of Iowa and Nebraska filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to challenge...

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• August 8, 2023
• Elizabeth

On July 25, 2023, the Senate voted 91-7 to include an amendment—introduced by Senators Jon Tester (D-MT) and Mike Rounds (R-SD)...

• Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure ActFocusing on Foreign InvestmentForeign OwnershipLand OwnershipMicah Brown

• August 3, 2023
• Brigit Rollins

The Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”), the federal agency responsible for administering the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”), has released the...

• Brigit RollinsClimate ChangeEnvironmental LawNational Environmental Policy Act

• July 20, 2023
• Brigit Rollins

During the Trump administration, multiple environmental statutes were subject to regulatory changes, some of them for the first time in decades....

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• 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...

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• 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...

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• May 30, 2023
• Brigit Rollins

On May 25, 2023, the United States Supreme Court released their highly-anticipated opinion in Sackett v. EPA, U.S. (2023), a lawsuit...

• Brigit RollinsClean Water ActEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Protection AgencyWOTUS Update

• 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...

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• April 27, 2023
• Brigit Rollins

Update: On May 10, 2023, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling enjoining the 2023 WOTUS rule in the...

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