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Environmental Law
WOTUS Redefined: EPA Announces Final Rule
The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has released its much-anticipated replacement for the...
The Deal With Dicamba: Part One
UPDATE: On February 14, 2020 the jury in Bader Farms, Inc. v. Monsanto Co., No. 1:16-cv-299 (E.D....
New Year, New NEPA: Environmental Law Could See First Overhaul in Decades
In January, 2020, the Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) released a set of proposed...
Roundup Round 2: California Glyphosate Law Under Fire
In 2017, a national coalition of farming interests, food producers, and pesticide manufacturers...
Muddy Waters: Western Lake Erie’s Impaired Status Causes Conflict
In an opinion issued earlier this month, a United States District Court for the Northern District...
Spilled Milk: Dairy Operation Sues Over Alleged Chemical Damages
The Highland Dairy (“Highland”), a 4,000-head dairy operation located in New Mexico, filed suit...
Natural Resources Threatened? Iowa Environmentalists Sue Over Raccoon River
The Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (“ICCI”), a citizen’s environmental group, filed suit...
Protecting the Nest: Court Upholds Protections for Sage Grouse
A federal judge in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho issued a decision...
Fish Out of Water: U.S. Army Corps Shellfish Permit Ruled Unlawful
A federal judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled...