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COP30: Twelve environmental facts about Brazil in 2025

A Greener Life

However, recent efforts have focused on reversing this trend, with the government implementing stricter enforcement of environmental regulations and bolstering sustainable initiatives, such as promoting conservation efforts and enforcing land-use restrictions. This decline marks a notable shift after years of rising deforestation rates.

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Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of NEPA Review

National Law Center

Until recently, the contents of an EIS report were outlined in regulations issued by the Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”), the agency tasked with administering NEPA. However, following a series of court rulings from late 2024 and early 2025, CEQ has rescinded all of its NEPA-implementing regulations. Infrastructure Coal.

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The Deal With Dicamba: EPA Proposes Unconditional Registration for Over-the-Top Use

National Law Center

FIFRA is the primary federal law regulating pesticide use in the United States. Additionally, EPA is proposing new mitigation measures to include on the labels for the three dicamba pesticides intended to both limit volatilization and reduce exposure to endangered species. 136a(c)(5)(C).

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Federal Court Finds Swampbuster Constitutional

National Law Center

Under that process, NRCS will classify an area as being either a type of wetland, a converted wetland, or an area not subject to Swampbuster regulation. The Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution grants Congress the power “to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States.[]” U.S. 3822 (a)(5).

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Why Isn’t Hydrofluoric Acid Banned at Oil Refineries?

Legal Planet

Lyou noted that we are seeing refineries convert to biofuels and other things as well as close down entirely, and stressed that advocates have to work with the unions to build broad coalitions to ensure a just transition to a clean-energy economy. Mike Gipson whos currently running for Board of Equalization.

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NALC news release: Legal experts to explore Western water markets during NALC webinar

National Law Center

(CFIUS) Commodity Credit Corporation Department of Energy Department of Labor Environmental Protection Agency Farm Service Agency Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Fish and Wildlife Service Food and Drug Administration Food and Nutrition Service Food Safety and Inspection Service Foreign Agricultural Service Forest (..)

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The Feed: Vol. 3, Issue 14

National Law Center

(CFIUS) Commodity Credit Corporation Department of Energy Department of Labor Environmental Protection Agency Farm Service Agency Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Fish and Wildlife Service Food and Drug Administration Food and Nutrition Service Food Safety and Inspection Service Foreign Agricultural Service Forest (..)