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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 However, following a series of court rulings from late 2024 and early 2025, CEQ has rescinded all of its NEPA-implementing regulations.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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Federal Court Finds Swampbuster Constitutional

National Law Center

Swampbuster is implemented by the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (“NRCS”). 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. In CTM Holdings, LLC v.

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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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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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The misleading accounting behind your ‘recycled’ plastic

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

National Law Center

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One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Resource Roundup

National Law Center

These programs are primarily implemented through USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (“NRCS”) and exist as an option to help farmers and ranchers address environmental resource concerns on private lands.