by Brigit Rollins | Sep 17, 2019 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Air Act, Environmental Protection Agency
The D.C. Circuit issued a decision late last week ordering the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rewrite a rule implementing a portion of the Clean Air Act (CAA) after the court determined that the current EPA rule violates the CAA. In State of Wisconsin v....
by Brigit Rollins | Sep 10, 2019 | Ag & Food Law Update, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, Pesticides
Two beekeepers’ associations, represented by Earthjustice, filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Ninth Circuit), asking the court to review the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to expand the use of the insecticide...
by Brigit Rollins | Sep 5, 2019 | Ag & Food Law Update, Environmental Protection Agency, Renewable Energy
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued an opinion on August 30, 2019 resolving a series of challenges to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) administration of the Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) program. The decision,...
by Brigit Rollins | Aug 27, 2019 | Ag & Food Law Update, Climate Change, Endangered Species Act, Fish and Wildlife Service
The Trump administration, on August 12, 2019, announced changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). These changes affect what species receive ESA protections, the designation of critical habitats, and the amount of protection afforded to threatened species....
