National Law Center

JUNE 10, 2025

The goal of Swampbuster is to conserve wetlands across the country by reducing the incentive to convert wetlands into areas capable of producing an agricultural commodity. Dep’t of Agriculture , No. Swampbuster is implemented by the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (“NRCS”). The complaint in CTM Holdings, LLC v.

2013

National Law Center

JULY 8, 2025

Water markets are transforming how Western states manage one of their most vital — and limited — resources, and an upcoming webinar will examine the legal and policy framework behind these systems. Water is one of, if not the most, vital issues in agriculture,” said Pittman.

2013

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

In December, EPA is slated to issue a “biennial review” under the Clean Water Act that specifies which chemicals in biosolids should be labeled toxic pollutants and prioritized for regulation. In the meantime, the waning Biden Administration has one last opportunity to move PFAS policy forward.

Clean Water Act

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 23, 2025

PennVEST funding for water improvement projects originates from a combination of state funds approved by voters, Growing Greener funds, Marcellus Legacy funds from Act 13 drilling impact fees, the federal Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, federal grant awards to PennVEST from the U.S. to Noon -- Williamsport Sun: Sen.

Earth Day

Smith Enviorment

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

The “narrative standard” establishes the equations to be used in calculating the concentration of a toxic water pollutant that would protect human health; an EMC rule setting the water quality standard for an individual toxic pollutant reflects the number that results from those same equations.

2023

National Law Center

APRIL 10, 2025

The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for.

Endangered Species Act

Environmental News Bits

JUNE 18, 2025

Posted in Circular economy , Corporate sustainability , Plastics Post navigation Previous Previous post: Scouting for Clean Waterways launches nationwide effort to fight plastic pollution Next Next post: WOTUS: A narrowing EPA definition is reshaping the Clean Water Act Leave a comment Cancel reply This site uses Akismet to reduce spam.

Recycling

National Law Center

MARCH 27, 2025

The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for.

Endangered Species Act

National Law Center

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for.

Endangered Species Act

Circle of Blue

JULY 8, 2025

Led by new public concern about the consequences of industrialization, landmark environmental legislation in the 1970s steadily assured protections for air, water, and wildlands. The administration’s proposal would give mining, logging, transportation, real estate, and agricultural interests free rein to wreck habitat without interference.

Endangered Species Act

National Law Center

JULY 24, 2025

The Ag & Food Law Update > Search Site Navigation About the Center Professional Staff Partners Research by Topic Center Publications Webinar Series State Compilations Farm Bill Resources Ag Law Bibliography Ag Law Glossary Ag Law Reporter General Resources 24 Jul The Feed: Vol. Click below to sign up for The Feed, and also read the PDF for Vol.

Endangered Species Act

National Law Center

JULY 10, 2025

The Ag & Food Law Update > Search Site Navigation About the Center Professional Staff Partners Research by Topic Center Publications Webinar Series State Compilations Farm Bill Resources Ag Law Bibliography Ag Law Glossary Ag Law Reporter General Resources 10 Jul The Feed: Vol. Click below to sign up for The Feed, and also read the PDF for Vol.

Endangered Species Act

National Law Center

JULY 24, 2025

The new law includes several provisions typically associated with the Farm Bill, the omnibus spending bill that governs various agricultural and food programs in the United States. The OBBBA includes provisions related to agricultural commodity programs, nutrition programs, tax policies, and conservation programs.

2013

Circle of Blue

MARCH 13, 2025

Years of dry conditions have reduced Israels natural water resources to their lowest levels in 100 years, and its existing desalination and wastewater treatment systems cannot keep up with the demand. Its fertile land in the north is at risk, and both agriculture and the environment are stressed. Army Corps of Engineers in 1941.

2018

PA Environment Daily

JULY 2, 2025

Of Justice Agreement -- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay: Sept. Of Justice Agreement -- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay: Sept.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 14, 2025

In turn, biosolids can be beneficially reused as land applied fertilizer on agricultural fields or on nonagricultural lands to promote plant health and productivity. Based on the best available data, biosolids account for less than one percent of the fertilized acreage of productive agricultural land in the United States per year.

Clean Water Act

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 6, 2025

EPA significantly weakened the Clean Water Act (CWA) by stripping away federal protections for millions of acres of wetlands and streams. Wetlands in this country are primarily destroyed by urban and suburban sprawl and by industrial agriculture operations. The Supreme Courts 2023 decision in Sackett v.

Clean Water Act

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 7, 2025

Add in other benefits, such as filtering pesticides and fertilizers from agricultural runoff before they run off into rivers and lakes, and other forms of recreation—which of course includes bird watching—and the annual benefits of wetlands soar to $7.7 Congress overwhelmingly voted for the Clean Water Act in 1972, and George H.W.

Endangered Species Act

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 28, 2025

If project proponents go back to the drawing board a few times, or experience funding delays, or run afoul of the Clean Water Act or Endangered Species Act, that all takes place during the NEPA process. Agriculture Secretary Rollins has announced similar plans to truncate NEPA review for federal timber sales.

Endangered Species Act

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2025

Yaw For Ag Conservation Leadership [PaEN] -- Lancaster Farming: PA Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program Is Helping Ag Conservation Projects Get Done -- PA Dept. Martin, Sen. PA Forestry Assn.

Conservation

National Law Center

JULY 21, 2025

For the OBBBA, both the House Committee on Agriculture and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry were directed to cut their budgets by a certain amount. Thus, the Secretary of Agriculture will still be permitted to offer an ABAWD exemption to all 50 states if they have an unemployment rate of over 10 percent.

2013

National Law Center

APRIL 3, 2025

The National Agricultural Law Center compiles and publishes a quarterly newsletter highlighting recent and upcoming events and resources. The newsletter for.

Law

Circle of Blue

MARCH 17, 2025

History EPA aims to roll back power sector regulations in broad deregulatory push Former regulators say EPAs planned rollbacks would reverse 50 years of environmental progress Trump administration to roll back many EPA regulations, revisit contested water rule Deregulatory blitz at EPA includes climate and water rules that impact agriculture EPA signals (..)

2025

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2025

Under current regulations, discharge of treated wastewater is only allowed for agricultural and wildlife water uses in the western United States. The Clean Water Act requires EPA to revise industry-wide wastewater treatment limits, called effluent limitations guidelines, to keep pace with innovations in pollution control technology.

Regulations

National Law Center

MARCH 13, 2025

The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for.

Clean Water Act

National Law Center

JULY 11, 2025

National Agricultural Law Center Director Harrison Pittman appeared on C-SPAN to discuss one of the most active legal issues in the U.S., National Agricultural Law Center Director Harrison Pittman appeared on C-SPAN to discuss one of the most active legal issues in the U.S., land Recording is available online FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.

2013

National Law Center

AUGUST 5, 2025

Jurisdiction of food supply In the United States, the food supply is primarily regulated on the federal level by two agencies – the FDA and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The House appropriations bill for Agriculture and FDA has passed committee but has not yet received a floor vote.

2013

National Law Center

JUNE 12, 2025

grain dealer statutes NALC news release: Western conference session will tackle how SCOTUS’ Chevron decision impacts ag May Monthly Roundup Administrative Law Ag & Food Law Update Agencies Agricultural Marketing Service Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Bureau of Land Management Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.

Endangered Species Act

National Law Center

JULY 17, 2025

Foundation of Current Challenge In the complaint introduction, the DOJ focuses on its belief that the CA egg requirements are examples of unwarranted regulations that impact consumer cost, preventing farmers across the country “from using a number of agricultural production methods which were in widespread use—and which helped keep eggs affordable”.

Law

National Law Center

AUGUST 1, 2025

Link to interview: [link] July 18 – In-person presentation on “MAHA and Agriculture: Overview, Update, & Looking Ahead” at the 2025 Arkansas Farm Bureau’s Officers and Leaders Conference in Rogers, AR. Outlined below are many of the new NALC resources from July 2025.

2013

National Law Center

JUNE 26, 2025

3, Issue 11 Federal Court Finds Swampbuster Constitutional Administrative Law Ag & Food Law Update Agencies Agricultural Marketing Service Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Bureau of Land Management Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. Click below to sign up for The Feed, and also read the PDF for Vol.

Endangered Species Act

National Law Center

JUNE 24, 2025

The National Agricultural Law Center is providing a series of articles with background and perspective on these issues that remain at the forefront of the future of administrative law. For more information on administrative law from the National Agricultural Law Center, click here. To read the decision in Auer v. Robbins , click here.

2013

National Law Center

JULY 1, 2025

For more information and reference to the specific cottage food laws and regulations of each individual state, please visit the cottage food compilation on the National Agricultural Law Center’s website. This article will highlight recent general trends in cottage food law and discuss specific state updates. What Are Cottage Foods?

Law

National Law Center

JUNE 4, 2025

The failure of a grain dealer can have far-reaching impacts on agricultural producers, and an upcoming webinar will examine how grain dealer statutes are designed to provide a safety net in those situations. The series provides in-depth information on current legal and policy issues affecting agriculture.

Law

National Law Center

JUNE 17, 2025

Background on FDA The FDA is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and it shares regulatory authority over the American food system with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Share: Recent Posts FDA Updates: June 2025 The Feed: Vol.

2025

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The Clean Water Act (CWA), one of the nation’s most important environmental laws, is 50 years old today. But 50 years after its creation, the Clean Water Act has proven substantially less effective in other areas. (credit: Amazon). Download as PDF.

Clean Water Act

National Law Center

JULY 31, 2025

CFIUS) , Foreign Ownership , Land Ownership , NALC Staff , United States Department of Agriculture by NALC staff On June 23, 2025, the House passed the Agricultural Risk Review Act ( H.R. agriculture, particularly in farmland. agriculture, particularly in farmland. agriculture. agricultural land.

2013