by Elizabeth | Jan 26, 2017 | Ag & Food Law Update, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service
Last week a group of farmers and environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit (Nat’l Family Farm Coal. v. EPA , 9th Cir., No. 17-70196, 1/20/17) against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) contesting the agency’s approval of the use of Monsanto’s Xtendimax...
by Elizabeth | Jan 26, 2017 | Ag & Food Law Update, Antitrust, Conservation Programs, Daily Update, Endangered Species Act, Fish and Wildlife Service, Landowner Liability, NALC Resources, National Environmental Policy Act, Taxation, United States Department of Agriculture
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions to: camarigg at uark.edu JUDICIAL: Includes taxation, landowner liability, class action, and NEPA issues. Diversified Ingredients,...
by Elizabeth | Jan 25, 2017 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
Just over a year ago, in December 2015, the Second Circuit heard oral arguments over a district court’s decision striking down an EPA rule exempting water transfers from Clean Water Act (CWA) review. Last week, the Second Circuit reversed the district court’s decision...
by Elizabeth | Jan 25, 2017 | Administrative Law, Ag & Food Law Update, Agricultural Liens, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Bankruptcy, Biosecurity, Business Organizations, Daily Update, Estate Planning, Food Safety, International Trade, International Trade Administration, Landowner Liability, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nutrition Programs, Taxation, United States Department of Agriculture
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions to: camarigg at uark.edu JUDICIAL: Includes estate planning, landowner liability, contract, business organization, and bankruptcy...
by Elizabeth | Jan 24, 2017 | Ag & Food Law Update
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions to: camarigg at uark.edu JUDICIAL: Includes EPA, CWA, and RICO issues. In Murray Energy Corporation, Murray American Energy, Inc.,...