by Brigit Rollins | May 28, 2020 | Animal Welfare, Brigit Rollins, Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture
One of the many problems the agriculture industry has faced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is the temporary closing of slaughtering facilities. The temporary closures have had impacts all along the meat production chain. Both hog and poultry farmers in have...
by Brigit Rollins | May 20, 2020 | Brigit Rollins, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service
In August, 2019, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) (collectively, “the Services”) published in the Federal Register final rules making significant changes to the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). The...
by Brigit Rollins | May 14, 2020 | Brigit Rollins, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, WOTUS Update
On April 21, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published the long-awaited Navigable Waters Protection Rule (“Navigable Waters Rule”) in the Federal Register. In the weeks since, multiple lawsuits have been filed challenging the rule. The various...
by Brigit Rollins | Apr 23, 2020 | Brigit Rollins, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States published its opinion in a case concerning the role of groundwater in the Clean Water Act (“CWA”). The case, Cty. of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, — U.S. — (2020), was first filed in 2012 and addressed...
by Brigit Rollins | Apr 23, 2020 | Daily Update, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE....
