Prop 12
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EPA Releases Final WOTUS Rule
- May 28, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted May 28, 2015 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army finalized the Clean Water Rule today...
WTO Rejects Cool Appeal, House Rejects COOL
- May 20, 2015
- Elizabeth
–> Posted May 20, 2015 The World Trade Organization (WTO) has rejected a U.S. appeal of its decision that country-of-origin labeling...
House Votes to Kill WOTUS
- May 14, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted May 15, 2015 The House approved by a 261-155 vote H.R. 1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act, to withdraw...
Case Law Index: Clean Air Act
- April 13, 2015
- Elizabeth
Case Law Index: Clean Air Act June 25, 1976 – February 16, 2023 This index provides a comprehensive though not necessarily exhaustive...
Clean Air Act Overview
- April 10, 2015
- Elizabeth
Clean Air Act: An Overview Background and Statutory Framework The Clean Air Act (“CAA”) seeks “to protect and enhance the quality...
USDA to Limit Payments to Non-Farmers, 2014 Farm Bill
- March 25, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted March 25, 2015 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a proposed rule to limit farm payments to...
Senators Reintroduce Antibiotic Prevention Legislation
- March 4, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted March 4, 2015 Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) reintroduced the Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance Act (PARA),...
White House Budget Increase for Single Food Agency
- February 4, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted February 4, 2015 President Obama is seeking an increase fiscal 2016 to fund the proposed single food agency, according...
WOTUS Interpretive Rule Withdrawn
- February 3, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted February 3, 2015 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers issued a memorandum of understanding to...
Lawmakers Introduce Single Food Agency Bill
- February 2, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted February 2, 2015 Lawmakers have proposed a bill that would establish a single food safety agency by uniting the...
WOTUS Joint Committee Hearing Set for Feb 4
- January 26, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted January 26, 2015 The House and Senate committees have set a joint Feb. 4 hearing on the Environmental Protection...
Regulatory Accountability Act Introduced
- January 9, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted January 9, 2015 House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Congressman Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) have introduced H.R. 185,...
Californians Charged with Violating Ag-Gag Law, Charges Dropped
- January 8, 2015
- Elizabeth
–> Posted January 8, 2015 Four Californians have been charged with violating Utah’s “ag-gag” law when they took pictures of agricultural...
China Approves Syngenta Corn, GMO Trait MIR 162
- December 22, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted December 22, 2014 U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that Chinese officials have approved imports of Syngenta GMO corn...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Denied Raw Milk Case
- December 16, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted December 16, 2014 Vernon Hershberger, Sauk County dairy farmer, will not appear in front of Wisconsin Supreme Court for his...
Climate Change Could Increase Crop Insurance Losses
- November 26, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted November 26, 2014 Climate change could increase losses in flood and crop insurance programs significantly in coming decades, according...
California Changing Cage Law, Could Set Precedent
- November 11, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted November 11, 2014 Six states are in federal court fighting a California ban on eggs sold from hens kept...
USDA Spending $29 Million to House Farm Laborers
- November 10, 2014
- Elizabeth
Posted November 10, 2014 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $29 million...
Mandatory GMO Labeling Laws
- October 24, 2014
- Elizabeth
Mandatory GMO Labeling Laws: Overview and Status of Current Legal Issues Sponsored by the Agricultural and Food Law Consortium ...
Senators Requesting Immediate Withdrawal of New CWA Regulations
- October 24, 2014
- Elizabeth
–> Posted October 24, 2014 U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Republican members of the Senate Agriculture Committee have requested that...