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Six Things to Know about Rights of Nature

Legal Planet

The problem is that focusing on the challenges of litigation risks overlooking the second RoN strategy, one that may prove much more important in the USA over time — RoN through Governance. Instead, national legislation has created a governance structure for a forest, river, and lagoon. But, even here, the challenge remains.

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Federal Court Finds Swampbuster Constitutional

National Law Center

Background Swampbuster is the term commonly used to refer to provisions of the Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation program that address wetland conservation. Swampbuster is implemented by the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (“NRCS”). 5 U.S.C. § The plaintiff in CTM Holdings, LLC v.

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Deep-Sea Desalination Pulls Drinking Water from the Depths

Scientific American

Fuglesang isn’t worried about technical or engineering hurdles; he says the industry’s biggest challenge will be aligning customers, governments and financial partners. Long-term government contracts will most likely be needed for subsea desalination to really take off, and they may prove elusive.

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One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Resource Roundup

National Law Center

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.

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The Legal Complexities of Deregulating Power Plant Carbon Emissions

Legal Planet

In West Virginia , the Court rejected an argument by state governments that they were ultimately in charge of setting emission standards for individual plants. In particular, the Courts careful dance around these issues suggests that at least one or more conservative Justice wasnt convinced of the Trump reading of the statute.

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How Trump’s War on Research Hurts the US Economy

Legal Planet

The Administration is also gutting research across the government, from the Environmental Protection Agency to the National Institutes of Health. Rigorous economic research confirms that government support for innovation pays off for society as a whole.

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One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Nutrition Title

National Law Center

Currently, the federal government pays fully for the cost of SNAP benefits, and the USDA and states split the costs of administering the program. Beginning in fiscal year 2028, if a state’s payment error rate is less than 6 percent, then the state will pay 0 percent, and the Federal government will pay 100 percent of the costs of benefits.