by Brigit Rollins | Apr 6, 2021 | Brigit Rollins, Climate Change, Environmental Law, Water Law
One of the main underpinnings of environmental law in the United States is the Public Trust Doctrine (“PTD”). The doctrine, which is found primarily in state common law, requires states to manage certain natural resources for the benefit of the public. While the PTD...
by Brigit Rollins | Apr 1, 2021 | Brigit Rollins, Conservation Programs, Environmental Law, Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture
The Farm Bill of 1985 is known for introducing several conservation programs which are still in use by agricultural producers today. The Highly Erodible Lands and Wetlands Conservation (“HEL & WC”) program, first introduced in the 1985 Farm Bill, works to conserve...
by Brigit Rollins | Mar 25, 2021 | Brigit Rollins, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Pesticides, The Deal with Dicamba
For many reasons, 2020 was a noteworthy year. One of those reasons was the developments in many on-going dicamba litigations. From a jury awarding a multi-million-dollar award to a farmer who experienced dicamba damage, to a Ninth Circuit decision that vacated the...
by Brigit Rollins | Mar 18, 2021 | Animal Feeding Operations, Brigit Rollins, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency
A judge in a Maryland Circuit Court ruled in a decision released earlier this month that the state of Maryland must regulate air pollution from poultry operations under the state’s implementation of the Clean Water Act (“CWA”). According to the court, Maryland has...
by Brigit Rollins | Mar 11, 2021 | Brigit Rollins, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Fish and Wildlife Service, Renewable Energy
The beginning of 2021 has seen major developments in several ongoing issues involving environmental laws and regulations. Many of these developments are the result of transitioning from the Trump Administration to the Biden Administration. The following is a...
