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NALC news release: Butterfly effect? NALC webinar will discuss impacts of listing monarch butterfly under Endangered Species Act

National Law Center

“When a species is listed, it can impact how agricultural producers are able to operate.” NALC webinar will discuss impacts of listing monarch butterfly under Endangered Species Act appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center. ” Brigit Rollins, NALC Staff Attorney By.

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NEPA as an environmental back-stop

Legal Planet

And sometimes there are just gaps in regulatory coverage for instance, there are not consistent regulations to address the threats to agriculture and ecosystems from the introduction of non-native species into the United States. NEPA requires consideration of those effects.

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Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of NEPA Review

National Law Center

3, Issue 14 One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Resource Roundup One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Nutrition Title Challenge to California’s Hen Housing Laws 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.

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EPA Releases Vulnerable Species Action Plan

National Law Center

On September 25, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its Vulnerable Species Action Plan (“VSAP”), the finalized version of its. The post EPA Releases Vulnerable Species Action Plan appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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The Feed: Vol. 3, Issue 14

National Law Center

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.

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Protecting the Lesser Prairie-Chicken on Private Land in a Shifting Regulatory Environment

Acoel

has plummeted by at least 90 percent since 1900, is under serious threat, as most of its native grassland habitat has been lost or degraded, primarily by energy development and agriculture. The outcome of the debate will have implications for many other imperiled species. The bird, whose population according to scientists.

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Federal Court Finds Swampbuster Constitutional

National Law Center

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.