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Agricultural Law Weekly Review—July 15, 2025
Today—Tues. July 15 @ Noon: Quarterly Dairy Legal Webinar: 2025 Federal Milk Marketing Order Reforms New: Why Aren’t PFAS Compounds in Land Applied Biosolids Regulated By EPA?, Brook Duer International Trade: Canada Passes Law Prohibiting Import Quota Increases, Tariff Reductions on Dairy, Poultry, Eggs 🌾 On June 26, 2025, King Charles III assented to Canadian Bill C-202 (PDF), which prohibits Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs from increasing import quotas or reducing tariffs on dairy products, poultry and eggs. According to a speech from the bill’s sponsor, in passing the law, Canada “seeks to protect . . . [its] supply management [...]
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—July 8, 2025
Next Week: Tues. July 15—Quarterly Dairy Legal Webinar: 2025 Federal Milk Marketing Order Reforms New! Progressive Dairy Podcast with Center Staff Attorney Brook Duer: How to Proactively Prepare and Protect Your Workforce Amid ICE Raids, I-9 Audits and Other Immigration Concerns Agricultural Labor: DOL Publishes Proposed Rule to Rescind 2024 ‘Temporary Ag Worker Protections’ Rule 🌾 On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule (90 FR 28919) to rescind the agencies’ 2024 final rule, “Improving Protections for Workers in [...]
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Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of July 14, 2025
National Energy Policy: Department of Energy Revises NEPA Regulations ⚡ On June 30, 2025, the Department of Energy (DOE) published an interim rule removing its current National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations and issuing new guidelines. NEPA requires federal agencies to prepare environmental impact statements before approving major projects. This rule would remove NEPA obligations for natural gas imports or exports “to countries with which the United States has a free trade agreement.” Further, NEPA will also only apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) final actions, not any proposed rules. This rule comes after the Supreme Court’s ruling [...]
Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of July 7, 2025
Pipelines: FERC Issues Waivers and Proposes Rule Changes to Expedite Pipeline Development ⚡ On June 18, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced a set of regulatory changes aimed at facilitating the construction of natural gas infrastructure. These regulatory adjustments include the following: Order Granting in Part Temporary Waiver of Regulations to Increase Blanket Certificate Cost Limitations re Interstate Natural Gas Association of America under CP25-208, Notice of Inquiry re Blanket Certificate Cost Limitations under RM25-12, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking re Removal of Regulations Limiting Authorizations to Proceed with Construction Activities Pending Rehearing under RM25-9, and Order Granting Temporary [...]
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