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Agricultural Law Weekly Review—August 5, 2025
Register Now: 2025 Agricultural Law Symposium—Sept. 18, 2025. Early Bird Pricing until Aug. 29! Attorneys w/ CLE—$150, Non-CLE—$100, Students—$25 Agricultural Labor: Third Circuit Holds H-2A Contract Violations Entitled to Article III Court Hearing 🌾 On July 29, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a precedential opinion holding that a New Jersey farm found in violation of several H-2A job order conditions and fined $550,000 in back wages and civil penalties by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) was “entitled to have its case decided by an Article III court” instead of only receiving a hearing [...]
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—July 29, 2025
2025 Agricultural Law Symposium, Thurs. Sept. 18, in-person at University Park. 6 CLE credits for PA Attorneys, $150 Early Bird Registration available until Aug. 29! Industrial Hemp: Eighth Circuit Holds Arkansas Hemp Law Not Preempted by 2018 Farm Bill, Vacates Preliminary Injunction 🌾 On June 24, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued an opinion vacating the district court’s preliminary injunction and holding that the 2018 Farm Bill does not preempt Arkansas Act 629, which “criminaliz[ed] many . . . hemp products,” but specifically “does not prohibit the continuous transportation through Arkansas of [hemp].” Bio Gen [...]
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Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of August 11, 2025
Community Impacts: PA Attorney General Files Charges Against Equitrans for Well Leak ⚡ On July 24, 2025, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday released a statement indicating that criminal charges have been filed against the energy company Equitrans, LP, concerning a natural gas leak that occurred in 2022. The charges, which include 14 counts of unlawful conduct and pollution, stem from an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General. It was found that a gas well at the Rager Mountain Storage Field in Cambria County leaked for 14 days due to what the 51st Statewide Investigating Grand Jury cited as [...]
Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of July 28, 2025
Oil and Gas Leasing: Lease Sale 262 Proposed for Offshore Oil and Gas Development in Gulf of America ⚡ On June 25, 2025, The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a Proposed Notice of Sale for Lease Sale 262, which includes 15,000 unleased blocks in the Gulf of America, aka, the Gulf of Mexico. According to the notice, these blocks cover nearly 80 million acres and are located between 3 and 231 miles offshore, with water depths ranging from 9 to over 11,000 feet. This lease sale is part of the 2024–2029 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing [...]
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