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Agricultural Law Weekly Review—March 26, 2025
This Week: Fri. Mar. 28, 2025, Understanding the Basics of the Clean Water Act & Ag: Impaired Waters & TMDL Process National Agricultural Policy: USDA Announces $10 Billion for Direct ECAP Payments 🌾 On March 18, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced (PDF) that the agency “is issuing up to $10 billion directly to agricultural producers through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) for the 2024 crop year” to “help agricultural producers mitigate the impacts of increased input costs . . . falling commodity prices . . . and ‘market uncertainty.’” According to the announcement, the Farm Service [...]
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—March 18, 2025
Regulatory Policy: Ninth Circuit Upholds Preliminary Injunction Ordering Reinstatement of USDA, Federal Employees 🌾 On March 17, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an order denying an administrative stay and upholding the district court’s preliminary injunction, which ordered the reinstatement of probationary employees at several federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Am. Federation Gov. Empl., AFL-CIO v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management, No. 25-1677 (N.D. Ca. 3:25-cv-01780). The Ninth Circuit stated, “Given that the district court found that the employees were wrongfully terminated and ordered an immediate return to the status quo [...]
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Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of March 3, 2025
Water Quality: EPA Approves Class VI Primacy Application for West Virginia ⚡ On February 18, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced their approval of West Virginia’s Class VI primacy application for injecting CO2 into “deep rock formations.” The EPA approved the application under the Safe Drinking Water Act, finding that West Virginia is “best positioned to protect underground sources of drinking water while bolstering energy independence and dominance.” According to the announcement, West Virginia is the fourth state to receive Class VI primacy since 2018. Additionally, the announcement stated that the EPA Administrator will begin “fast-track[ing]” Class VI primacy [...]
Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of February 24, 2025
Air Quality: The U.S. Supreme Court Denies Solicitor General’s Motions for Abeyance in Environmental Cases ⚡ On February 6, 2025, the United States Supreme Court ordered that two environmental cases against the EPA would not be granted abeyance (a pause or postponement), which was moved for the Acting Solicitor General. The Supreme Court denied abeyance in Pacificorp, et al. V. EPA, et al, which is a case involving state implementation plans (SIPs) for “interstate transport of ozone.” PacifiCorp, et al., Petitioners vs. Environmental Protection Agency, et al., Docket No. 23-1068 (U.S. Apr 01, 2024). The Supreme Court also denied abeyance [...]
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