In 2019 and 2020, the Trump Administration adopted multiple regulations impacting how the...
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Enviro Groups Ask EPA to Revisit CWA CAFO Rules
In October 2022, a coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit asking the Environmental...
Pesticide Review: Recent Actions from Various Pesticide Legal Challenges
The past several weeks have seen developments in various on-going legal disputes over pesticides....
Building Blocks: The Basics of the RCPP
First authorized in the 2014 Farm Bill, the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (“RCPP”) is...
Building Blocks: Basics of the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
Under the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (“ACEP”), private landowners, land trusts,...
Building Blocks: The Basics of EQIP
First authorized in the 1996 Farm Bill, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (“EQIP”) is a...
Ag & the IRA: Conservation Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act
On August 16, 2022, President Biden officially signed the $739 billion spending package known as...
Clean Water Act Citizen Suits Before Fourth Circuit
An important component of many environmental statutes is the ability for private citizens to...
Environmental Law Highlight: Developments From the First Half of 2022
The first half of 2022 has seen a lot of development in the area of environmental law. From...
Plaintiffs & Pesticides: Honorable Mentions
Up to now, each article in this series exploring the legal claims commonly raised by plaintiffs in...