by Brigit Rollins | Sep 19, 2024 | Brigit Rollins, Clean Water Act, Conservation Programs, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture
The Wetland Conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985, known colloquially as “Swampbuster,” introduced a new program to promote the conservation of wetlands on agricultural land. Under the Swampbuster program, eligibility for certain United States...
by Brigit Rollins | Sep 5, 2024 | Brigit Rollins, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Pesticides
On August 20, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its final Herbicide Strategy. The document, which was released in a draft form and had a period of public comment in 2023, outlines steps EPA plans to take to reduce herbicide exposure for...
by Brigit Rollins | Aug 22, 2024 | Brigit Rollins, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Pesticides
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has split from the Ninth and Eleventh Circuits by concluding that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (“FIFRA”) preempts the state law failure to warn claims commonly raised by plaintiffs in pesticide injury...
by Brigit Rollins | Aug 13, 2024 | Brigit Rollins, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Pesticides
On July 25, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its highly anticipated draft Insecticide Strategy, the latest step in the agency’s effort to revise its approach to reducing pesticide exposure to endangered species. The draft Insecticide Strategy...
by Brigit Rollins | Jul 30, 2024 | Brigit Rollins, Carbon, Climate Change, Conservation Programs, Environmental Law, Farm Bill, United States Department of Agriculture, Water Law
The Farm Bill is an omnibus bill enacted approximately every five years that authorizes and funds most programs administered by the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”). While agricultural policies can be created and changed by legislation at any time, the...
