July Monthly Round Up

July Monthly Round Up

As July 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 July. Webinars Voluntary...
California State Court Issues Pretrial Ruling In Roundup Case

California State Court Issues Pretrial Ruling In Roundup Case

A week before the trial of another lawsuit challenging the safety of Monsanto Company’s (“Monsanto”) Roundup products is scheduled to start, the judge presiding over the case issued a pre-trial decision dismissing some of the claims filed by the plaintiff. According...
WOTUS Update: EPA Makes Announcement, Status Update for On-Going Lawsuits

WOTUS Update: EPA Makes Announcement, Status Update for On-Going Lawsuits

On June 9, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) released a joint statement announcing their intent to revise the definition of “waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”), a key component of the Clean Water Act...