by Brigit Rollins | Mar 4, 2020 | Ag & Food Law Update, Brigit Rollins, Environmental Law, Water Law
In February, 2020, a federal court concluded that a law which granted rights to a waterbody, violated the United States Constitution. The law, known as the Lake Erie Bill of Rights (“LEBOR”) granted Lake Erie the same rights as humans and allowed residents of Toledo,...
by Brigit Rollins | Feb 28, 2020 | Ag & Food Law Update, Agricultural Marketing Service, Daily Update, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Renewable Energy
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE....
by Brigit Rollins | Feb 26, 2020 | Brigit Rollins, Pesticides, The Deal with Dicamba
A federal jury ruled in favor of the plaintiff, Bader Farms, in Bader Farms, Inc v. Monsanto Co., awarding $15 million in actual damages on February 14, 2020 and an additional $250 million in punitive damages the following day for a total award of $265 million. The...
by Brigit Rollins | Feb 20, 2020 | Brigit Rollins, Environmental Law, Farm Service Agency, National Environmental Policy Act, United States Department of Agriculture
In January, 2020, the Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) released a proposed regulatory overhaul for the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). First enacted in 1970, NEPA requires federal agencies to consider the environmental impacts of their proposed...
by Brigit Rollins | Feb 18, 2020 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Law, Daily Update
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE....
