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Agricultural Law Weekly Review—July 15, 2024
This Week—Register Now! Tues. July 16: Overview of U.S. State Milk Pricing Systems, Part 2 Wed. July 17: “HPAI in Poultry and Cattle: How Can We Miss You if You Won’t Go Away?” Water Quality: Oklahoma Court Holds State Ag Department Must Consider Environmental Impacts of Animal Operations 🌾 On June 28, 2024, the Oklahoma District Court for Delaware County issued an order granting partial summary judgment against the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (OKDAFF) in an action filed by a group of landowners alleging that OKDAFF’s issuance of certain Poultry Feeding Operation registrations violated the Due Process [...]
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—July 3, 2024
Environmental Policy: Federal Agencies, USDA Publish 2024 Climate Adaptation Plans 🌾 On June 20, 2024, the White House announced the publication of updated Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plans, developed by twenty-four federal agencies. The agencies’ updated plans for 2024–2027 were developed in coordination with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). In the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 2024–2027 Climate Adaptation Plan, also announced by the agency, USDA identifies numerous threats to agricultural productivity, water quality, lands, and infrastructure and outlines adaptation actions to address climate change nationwide. For background on [...]
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Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of July 22, 2024
GHG Emissions: DC Court Denies Challenge to EPA’s Recent Emissions Rule ⚡ On July 9, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a motion filed by twenty-four states to stay the recent rule promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulating greenhouse gases (GHGs) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emissions by oil and gas companies. State of Texas v. EPA, No. 24-1054. In the original complaint, the plaintiff states argued that EPA’s rule, which went into effect on May 7, 2024, was “onerous” and that it would cost states millions of dollars to be in compliance [...]
Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of July 15, 2024
LNG Infrastructure: Western District of Louisiana Blocks the White House’s Pause on Issuing LNG Export Permits ⚡ On July 1, 2024, the Western District of Louisiana issued a judgment, ordering White House officials to resume approving LNG export applications for “liquefied natural gas to non-FTA countries . . . .” In the memorandum ruling, the court concluded that the Plaintiffs had standing to bring the action to court and that the Plaintiffs be granted a preliminary injunction. The preliminary injunction will be granted for “the LNG Export Ban [to] be stayed in its entirety, effective immediately.” The court determined that [...]
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