Conflict over the EATS Act, which could prevent states with strict requirements from imparting requirements on other states, has heated Farm Bill debates.
This new ruling adopts of the 2006 Waters of the United States rule, narrowing the reach of federal “protection” of clean waters.
Given the recent SCOTUS appointments, it was hard to anticipate how it would rule on the challenge to California’s Prop 12.
The Supreme Court decided to affirm California’s Proposition 12 — legislation that limits livestock that wasn’t raised according to the state’s standards.
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument on NPCC v. Ross from a lawsuit challenging California’s Proposition 12, a law that bans the sale of pork from hogs that don’t meet the state’s production standards.
The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has agreed to consider whether jurisdiction rests with the federal district or appellate courts over a lawsuit brought by dozens of agricultural organizations, businesses, and municipalities, challenging the EPA’s Clean Water Act rule, also known as Waters of the U.S., or WOTUS. WOTUS, which took effect Aug. 28, 2015, was […]