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Agricultural Law Weekly Review—October 14, 2025
Today 10/14 at Noon 3rd Quarter 2025 Quarterly Dairy Legal Webinar: H.R.1 (OBBA) Dairy Provisions Dairy Policy: PA Milk Board to Over-Order Premium, Cost Replacement Hearings on December 3, 2025🌾 On October 8, 2025, the Pennsylvania Milk Board (PMB) published Bulletin No. 1661, announcing a public hearing on December 3, 2025 for all six Milk Marketing Areas “to receive testimony and exhibits concerning the level and duration of the Class I over-order premium.” Additionally, on October 3, 2025, PMB published on its website three bulletins announcing public hearings on December 3, 2025, for Milk Marketing Area No. 1 (Bulletin 1658), [...]
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—September 30, 2025
Today: Sept. 30 @ noon, AgWorks: Foundations of the Employer–Employee Relationship (non-attorney focus) This month: Oct. 14, 3rd Quarter 2025 Quarterly Dairy Legal Webinar: H.R.1 (OBBA) Dairy Provisions Agricultural Labor: Certain H-2A Applicants Eligible for Interview Waiver October 1, 2025 🌾 On September 18, 2025, the U.S. Department of State issued an update (PDF) stating that selected categories of nonimmigrant visa applicants “may be eligible” for a waiver of the visa’s interview requirement, including certain H-2A visa applicants. According to the update, the interview waiver applies to “applicants renewing an H-2A visa within 12 months of the prior visa’s expiration [...]
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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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