by Brigit Rollins | Jun 10, 2025 | Brigit Rollins, Conservation Programs, Environmental Law, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture
A federal court in the Northen District of Iowa has found the wetlands conservation program commonly known as “Swampbuster,” is constitutional. The decision, issued on May 29, 2025, stemmed from a lawsuit filed by a landowner in 2024 who claimed that Swampbuster was...
by Brigit Rollins | May 27, 2025 | Brigit Rollins, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law
The question of whether the lesser prairie-chicken, a species of bird native to southwestern grasslands and prairies, will retain its status as a listed species under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) remains in question as a lawsuit challenging its listing...
by Brigit Rollins | May 15, 2025 | Brigit Rollins, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Pesticides
On April 29, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released the final version of its Insecticide Strategy, which the agency released in a draft form in July 2024. The final Insecticide Strategy is the most recent component of EPA’s effort to revise how the...
by Brigit Rollins | Apr 29, 2025 | Brigit Rollins, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service
On April 17, 2025, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) together with the National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) (collectively, “the Services”) introduced a proposed rule to rescind the regulatory definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species...
by Brigit Rollins | Apr 15, 2025 | Brigit Rollins, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Pesticides, Plaintiffs & Pesticides
This legislative session has seen various trends in legislation among different states, including at least nine states that have introduced bills to limit the liability of pesticide companies in injury and product liability lawsuits. While the trend initially kicked...
