by Elizabeth | May 16, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Environmental Law, Water Law
Posted May 16, 2014 Lawmakers recently announced a final deal on the $8.2 billion Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) and have filed a conference report, setting the bill for final passage next week, according to an article by The Hill available here....
by Elizabeth | May 16, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Farm Labor, Immigration, Labor
Posted May 16, 2014 Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, and the White House continue their push for a vote on immigration reform in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to an Agri-Pulse article available here. Vilsack recently participated in a...
by Elizabeth | May 15, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Law, Animal Welfare, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law
Posted May 15, 2014 Ending a 14-year long battle over the welfare of circus elephants, the Humane Society of the United States and other animal welfare groups have agreed to pay Feld Entertainment $15.75 million, according to an article by the Bradenton Herald...
by Elizabeth | May 15, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Air Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency
Posted May 15, 2014 The Wyoming Farm Bureau recently filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit over the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) decision to grant local Tribes “Tribes-as-State” status under the Clean Air Act,...
by Elizabeth | May 15, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Welfare, Biosecurity, Biotechnology, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety
Posted May 15, 2014 The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released a report on global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) concluding that AMR threatens the effective treatment and prevention of an increasing range in infections. The report is available here. ...
