by Brigit Rollins | Jan 27, 2026 | Brigit Rollins, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Pesticides, Plaintiffs & Pesticides
The United States Supreme Court has announced that it will hear oral arguments in Durnell v. Monsanto, a case filed by a Missouri plaintiff who claims that exposure to the herbicide Roundup and its active ingredient glyphosate caused him to develop non-Hodgkin’s...
by Brigit Rollins | Jan 13, 2026 | Brigit Rollins, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Environmental Policy Act, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Pesticides, Water Law
The last year saw significant developments in the arena of environmental law and 2026 is likely to bring more of the same. The following is an overview of some of the top environmental law issues that NALC will be watching in the coming year. Waters of the United...
by Brigit Rollins | Jan 6, 2026 | Brigit Rollins, Environmental Law, Research Fellows, Water Law
Madison Mills, Research Fellow Brigit Rollins, Staff Attorney The Colorado River is one of the most vital waterways in the western United States. The Colorado River Basin spreads across seven states, irrigates approximately 5.5 million acres of farmland, and supplies...
by Brigit Rollins | Dec 9, 2025 | Brigit Rollins, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service
In late November, the Untied States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) together with the National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) (collectively, “the Services”) released four proposed rules to revise implementation of the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). The proposed...
by Brigit Rollins | Dec 2, 2025 | Brigit Rollins, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, WOTUS Update
On November 17, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) together with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“the Corps”) announced a proposed rule to redefine the term “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”). The intent of the...
