by Brigit Rollins | May 11, 2023 | Brigit Rollins, Bureau of Land Management, Conservation Programs, Environmental Law, Land Use Regulation
On April 3, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that introduces a policy change in how the BLM will approach conservation activities on the land it manages. Specifically, the proposed rule would clarify that...
by Ramie Parsons | May 11, 2023 | Monthly Round Up
April Round-Up As April has ended, the staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research and information in agricultural and food law to stakeholders across the country. Outlined below are many of the new NALC resources from the end of...
by Elizabeth | May 2, 2023 | Foreign Ownership, Land Ownership, Micah Brown, State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland
In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign investments and ownership in privately held farmland emerged or reemerged in the majority of states. This reemerging interest in restricting foreign...
by Ramie Parsons | Apr 28, 2023 | The Feed
The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for The Feed, and also read the PDF for Vol. 1, Issue 8, from April 28, 2023. To sign up for The Feed, click here. Click here to...
by Brigit Rollins | Apr 27, 2023 | Brigit Rollins, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, WOTUS Update
Update: On May 10, 2023, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling enjoining the 2023 WOTUS rule in the state of Kentucky, bringing the total number of states where the rule is enjoined in 27. — Over the last month, there have been several developments...
by Elizabeth | Apr 18, 2023 | Focusing on Foreign Investment, Foreign Ownership, Land Ownership, Micah Brown
On April 3, 2023, Idaho Governor Brad Little signed into law House Bill 173 (“H 173”) which seeks to restrict certain foreign purchases of farmland located within the state. In 2023, the majority of states have proposed at least one piece of legislation that seeks to...
by Elizabeth | Apr 14, 2023 | Quarterly Newsletter
The National Agricultural Law Center compiles and publishes a quarterly newsletter highlighting recent and upcoming events and resources. The newsletter for the first quarter of 2023 is available here. To sign up for future newsletters, click...
by Elizabeth | Apr 14, 2023 | The Feed
The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for The Feed, and also read the PDF for Vol. 1, Issue 7, from April 14, 2023. To sign up for The Feed, click here. Click here to...
by Brigit Rollins | Apr 13, 2023 | Brigit Rollins, Bureau of Land Management, Conservation Programs, Environmental Law, Land Use Regulation, Leases
On April 3, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that introduces a policy change in how the BLM will approach conservation activities on the land it manages. Specifically, the proposed rule would clarify that...
by Ramie Parsons | Apr 6, 2023 | Monthly Round Up
March Round-Up As March ends, staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research and information in agricultural and food law to stakeholders across the country. Outlined below are many of the new NALC resources from the month of March....
by Elizabeth | Apr 4, 2023 | Foreign Ownership, Land Ownership, Micah Brown
On March 13, 2023, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed into law House Bill 186 (“HB 186”)—also known as the “Restrictions on Foreign Acquisitions of Land Act”—which seeks to restrict certain foreign purchases of real property located within the state. In 2023, the...
by Brigit Rollins | Mar 30, 2023 | Brigit Rollins, Conservation Programs, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service
On March 22, 2023, the State of Texas filed a lawsuit against the Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) over its recent decision to list two population segments of the lesser prairie-chicken as threatened and endangered under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). The LPC...
by Elizabeth | Mar 22, 2023 | The Feed
The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for The Feed, and also read the PDF for Vol. 1, Issue 6, from March 22, 2023. To sign up for The Feed, click here. Click here to...
by Elizabeth | Mar 21, 2023 | Foreign Ownership, Land Ownership, Micah Brown, State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland
In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign investments and ownership in privately held farmland emerged or reemerged in the majority of states. This reemerging interest in restricting foreign...
by Brigit Rollins | Mar 16, 2023 | Administrative Law, Brigit Rollins
The Congressional Review Act (“CRA”) was passed by Congress in 1996 for the purpose of allowing congressional lawmakers to review and overturn regulations adopted by federal agencies. In the decades since the CRA was passed, it has been used to overturn a total of...
by Elizabeth | Mar 9, 2023 | The Feed
The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for The Feed, and also read the PDF for Vol. 1, Issue 5, from March 9, 2023. To sign up for The Feed, click here. Click here to...
by Elizabeth | Mar 7, 2023 | Foreign Ownership, Land Ownership, Micah Brown, State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland
In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign investments and ownership in privately held farmland emerged or reemerged in the majority of states. This reemerging interest in restricting foreign...
by Brigit Rollins | Mar 2, 2023 | Brigit Rollins, Clean Water Act, Environmental Law, Environmental Protection Agency, WOTUS Update
In late December 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its long-anticipated final rule to redefine the term “waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”) under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”). The term WOTUS is key to implementation of the CWA because only...
by Ramie Parsons | Mar 1, 2023 | Monthly Round Up
February Monthly Roundup As we begin the month of March and reflect on last month, staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research and information in agricultural and food law to stakeholders across the country. Outlined below are many...
by Ramie Parsons | Feb 24, 2023 | The Feed
The Feed is a bi-weekly newsletter highlighting recent legal developments affecting agriculture. Click below to sign up for The Feed, and also read the PDF for Vol. 1, Issue 4, from Feb. 24, 2023. To sign up for The Feed, click here. Click here to view Vol. 1, Issue 4...
