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Trump Executive Orders Signal Potential Changes in Environmental Policy Impacting Agriculture

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The new Administration under President Trump is now over a month old, but there remains some uncertainty as to how the Administration will approach agricultural policy. The Administration’s first wave of environmental...more

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Trump Announces Section 232 Investigation on Wood Products and Other Actions to Promote Domestic Timber Production

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On March 1, 2025, President Trump issued a pair of Executive Orders aimed at promoting domestic production of wood products. First, he announced the initiation of an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act...more

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President’s Executive Order to Expedite Environmental Reviews of Infrastructure Pushes the Envelope on the Interpretation of...

The EO directs federal agencies to invoke available emergency powers to expedite environmental review and permitting of infrastructure projects. A recent Executive Order by President Trump directs agencies to expedite...more

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When Worlds Collide - Conservation, Environment and the 2018 Farm Bill: Laurie Peterson (U.S. Department of Agriculture) Arkansas...

Ms. Laurie Peterson undertook a presentation at the November 13th joint Arkansas Bar Association Environmental/Agricultural Law Committee meeting in Little Rock, Arkansas, titled: When Worlds Collide – Conservation,...more

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Interior Department and Forest Service Identify Burdens on Domestic Energy Development

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Report on the agencies’ review of programs provides a roadmap to understanding which energy policies the Trump administration will revise. Several federal agencies have now issued reports responding to Executive Order (EO)...more

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Feinstein Introduces the California Emergency Drought Relief Act

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Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) introduced a bill last week to help address ongoing and future drought in California. The bill, known as the California Emergency Drought Relief Act (Act), is expected to be folded into broader...more

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Notice Period Doesn't Cause 9th Circ. To Pause on ESA

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The decision by the Ninth Circuit in Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. U.S. Dep't of Agriculture, No. 13-35253 (9th Cir. Nov. 20, 2014), permitting plaintiffs to amend a complaint to add claims under the federal Endangered...more

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