In 2018, California passed Proposition 12, a high-profile ballot initiative regulating the...
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Plaintiffs Claim Cranberry Bog Not Exempt from CWA Regulation
On February 28, 2024, the Corte Oreilles Lakes Association together with the Lac Courte Oreilles...
EPA Delays Rescinding Gasoline Volatility Waivers Until 2025
In 2023, approximately forty percent of corn produced in the United States (“U.S.”) was used for...
South Dakota Amends State Restriction on Foreign Acquisitions of Ag Land
On March 4, 2024, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed into law House Bill 1231 (“HB 1231”)...
Federal Court Revokes Florida’s CWA Section 404 Permitting Authority
On February 15, 2024, a federal court in the District of Columbia issued a ruling formally...
The Deal With Dicamba: Court Vacates Over-the-Top Registration
On February 6, 2024, a federal court in Arizona issued a ruling directing the Environmental...
Who Owns the Ag Land? Congress Considering Changes to the Federal Reporting Regime
On January 25, 2024, Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced the AFIDA Improvements Act of 2024 (S....
EPA Proposes Updates to Effluent Limitations for Meat and Poultry Processors
In late January, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it was seeking public...
USDA Proposes Updates to Foreign Held Agricultural Land Reporting
Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (“USDA”) announced that it is seeking public...
EPA Weighs in On Supreme Court Decision Regarding Groundwater and the CWA
In April 2020, the United States Supreme Court issued its final ruling Cty. of Maui v. Hawaii...