by Elizabeth | Jun 9, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Pesticides
Posted June 9, 2014 A bill (HR 2692) temporarily banning pesticides linked to bee deaths has 65 Congressional co-sponsors, according to an article on Roll Call by Anna Giaritelli available here. Honeybees are responsible for pollination and contribute about $30...
by Elizabeth | Jun 9, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Law
Posted June 9, 2014 House Water Resources Subcommittee Chairman Robert Gibbs (R-Ohio) and full Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ranking number Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) will introduce legislation next week to limit the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ‘s...
by Elizabeth | Jun 6, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted June 6, 2014 Peanut farmers are worried about unexpected effects of the farm bill on crops, according to an article on the Miami Herald by Chris Adams available here. Ledger-Enquirer also published Adam’s article here. In Georgia, farmers are putting more...
by Elizabeth | Jun 6, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Nutrition Programs
Posted June 6, 2014 Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, will convene a hearing as part of the child nutrition reauthorization effort, according to a U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition...
by Elizabeth | Jun 6, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Biotechnology, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Fish and Wildlife Service, Pesticides
Posted June 6, 2014 The Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for allowing chemical companies to poison wildlife refuges by planting genetically modified (GM) crops and harmful pesticides, according to an article on...
