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Agricultural Law Weekly Review—March 17, 2026
Webinar Programs This Month: Mar. 18 at Noon ET: Homing in on H-2A: An Overview of the Temporary Agricultural Program, Audry Thompson presents with the National Agricultural Law Center Mar. 27 at Noon ET: Understanding the Basics of Right to Farm Laws (Free Attorney CLE!) Mar. 31 at Noon ET: AgWorks—Special Laws for Seasonal or Temporary Workers IRS Issues 45Z Proposed Regulations, Congressmembers Publish Letter Requesting ‘Clear Conservation Practices’ 🌾 On February 4, 2026, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule (991 FR 5160) to establish regulations under U.S.C. § 45Z, the “clean fuel [...]
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—March 11, 2026
Webinar Programs This Month: Mar. 18 at Noon ET: Homing in on H-2A: An Overview of the Temporary Agricultural Program, Audry Thompson presents with the National Agricultural Law Center Mar. 27 at Noon ET: Understanding the Basics of Right to Farm Laws (Free Attorney CLE!) Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program Applications open until June 30, 2026. International Trade: Supreme Court Vacates International Emergency Economic Powers Act Tariffs 🌾 On February 20, 2026 the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion holding that the tariffs established in Executive Orders Nos. 14193 (Feb. 1, 2025), 14194 (Feb. 1, 2025), 14195 (Feb. 1, 2025), 14257 [...]
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Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of January 12, 2026
PA Impact Fee: Pennsylvania Approves New Grants for Infrastructure, Environmental, and Community Projects ⚡ On December 19, 2025, The Department of Community and Economic Development announced the approval of 135 projects funded by the Pennsylvania Impact Fee, also known as Act 13 of 2012. Through the Impact Fee, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission collects fees from unconventional gas wells and redistributes those funds to local and state governments “to cover the local impacts of drilling.” Over $14 million has been set aside for these projects which span multiple programs and are intended to support community development, infrastructure improvements, environmental protection, [...]
Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of December 15, 2025
Methane Emissions: EPA Extends Deadline for Compliance with Methane Emissions Limits⚡ On December 3, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule, titled “Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review: Extension of Deadlines in Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources,” which extends the time in which oil and gas facilities have to comply with methane emission standards (40 CFR part 60, subparts OOOb, OOOc). In March of 2024, the previous administration set new source performance standards for oil and gas sources facilities. The new 2025 rule extends the compliance [...]
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