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Agricultural Law Weekly Review—October 28, 2025
Tues. Oct. 28: AgWorks: Legal Authority to Work in the U.S. and Other Pre-Employment Screening Processes Fri. Oct. 31: Understanding Immigration Compliance: I-9s, Audits and ICE Raids (FREE Attorney CLE!) National Agricultural Policy: USDA Announces Plan to ‘Strengthen American Beef Industry’ 🌾 On October 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a three-pronged plan to “strengthen the American beef industry.” Among several actions, USDA states that, “[e]ffective January 1, 2026, [Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)] inspection personnel will begin enforcing compliance on FSIS-regulated products that bear voluntary ‘Product of USA,’ ‘Made in the USA,’ and other U.S.-origin claims [...]
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—October 21, 2025
Next Week: Tues. Oct. 28: AgWorks: Legal Authority to Work in the U.S. and Other Pre-Employment Screening Processes Fri. Oct. 31: Understanding Immigration Compliance: I-9s, Audits and ICE Raids (FREE Attorney CLE!) Water Quality: Maryland Announces Conowingo Dam Settlement Agreement 🌾 On October 2, 2025, Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association, Waterkeepers Chesapeake, and Constellation Energy announced a settlement agreement with Constellation Energy to “fund and implement operational improvements and environmental projects at the Conowingo Dam.” The settlement agreement is part of a revised Water Quality Certification, also issued by MDE. According to MDE’s announcement, the [...]
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Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of August 18, 2025
Oil and Gas Leasing: BLM Issues New Oil and Gas Leasing Definitions and Removes Fee Requirements ⚡ On August 1, 2025, The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finalized two rules to update its oil and gas leasing regulations, following the enactment of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBB). The first rule, Revision to Regulations Regarding Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing; General (90 FR 36117), includes statutory definitions of “available” and “eligible.” The BLM’s previous definition required lands to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in order to be considered “eligible.” The new definition of “eligible” removes that [...]
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 [...]
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