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APHIS Updates Practices for Reviewing Petitions Seeking a Determination of Nonregulated Status for Organisms Altered or Produced...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced on July 9, 2025, that it is updating its practices for reviewing petitions seeking a determination of nonregulated...more

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Rescinding U.S. Roadless Rule Reignites Centuries-old Debate About State Rights And Environmental Protections On Public Lands

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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins’ announcement at a Western Governors Association meeting in June 2025 to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, commonly known as the Roadless Rule, is...more

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The New NEPA: Federal Agencies Overhaul Procedures for Environmental Reviews

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On July 3, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Army Corps”), and the Departments of Energy (“DOE”), Interior (“DOI”), Transportation (“DOT”),...more

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Extreme Makeover – NEPA Edition: Permitting Agencies Strip Their Environmental Review Regulations Down To The Studs

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In the past two weeks, six federal permitting agencies — the U.S. Departments of Interior (USDOI), Agriculture (USDA), Energy (DOE), Commerce (DoC), Defense (DoD), and Transportation (USDOT) — withdrew most of their National...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Making America Beautiful Again by Improving Our National Parks (Trump EO Tracker)

Directs the Department of the Interior (DOI), in coordination with the Department of Agriculture (USDA), to raise entrance and pass fees for foreign visitors to national parks while improving affordability and access for U.S....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Establishing the President’s Make America Beautiful Again Commission (Trump EO Tracker)

Establishes the President’s Make America Beautiful Again Commission to coordinate federal conservation efforts and expand outdoor recreation access. The Commission is directed to promote natural resource stewardship, reduce...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Empowering Commonsense Wildlife Prevention and Response (Trump EO Tracker)

Directs DOI and USDA to consolidate wildland fire programs, expand local partnerships, develop a technology roadmap, and revise rules to enable more effective wildfire prevention and response. It also instructs multiple...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Chemical Policy Crossroads: MAHA Report’s Assessment Calls for Reform Amid Deregulatory Trends

In response to President Trump’s February 13, 2025, Executive Order (EO) 14212, “Establishing The President’s Make America Healthy Again Commission,” the White House issued part of what is being called “The MAHA Report” (with...more

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Potential Agricultural Implications of the Make America Healthy Again Report

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The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission, chaired by US Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has released its long-anticipated report on childhood chronic disease drivers. Although the document...more

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CalRecycle Releases New EPR Packaging Regulations: Imminent Compliance, New Exclusions, and Deferred Eco-Modulation Implementation

A lot is going on in the extended producer responsibility (“EPR”) packaging world this month.  Maryland and Washington became the sixth and seventh states respectively to enact EPR packaging laws.  And this week, just a...more

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U.S. Department of Agriculture Re-Opens General and Continuous Enrollment for Conservation Reserve Program

On September 25, 2024, USDA’s Acting Deputy Administrator of Farm Programs issued a Notice to all Farm Service Agency (FSA) State and County Offices, directing them to cease processing and/or approving offers of enrollment or...more

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Perspectives from the Field/Conservation: U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry - Testimony of Brad Doyle...

The United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry held a May 13th hearing titled: Perspectives from the Field, Part 4: Conservation (“Hearing”). United States Senator John Boozman (Arkansas)...more

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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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Farm to Fly Act Reintroduced in Congress, Would Expand Use of Biofuels for Aviation

On January 16, 2025, Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) reintroduced the Farm to Fly Act (S. 144), which would help...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Releases Third Triennial Report to Congress on Biofuels and the Environment

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on January 21, 2025, the availability of a final document entitled “Biofuels and the Environment: Third Triennial Report to Congress” (Third Report). 90 Fed. Reg. 7135....more

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Biden USDA Issues Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks

On January 17, 2025, the Biden U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued an interim final rule with a request for comment that establishes technical guidelines for quantifying, reporting, and verifying the greenhouse gas...more

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Housing Energy Efficiency Standards Face GOP Challenge

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A coalition of 15 Republican AGs, joined by the National Association of Home Builders, has filed a lawsuit challenging new minimum energy standards for federally funded housing issued by the Department of Housing and Urban...more

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Q3 2024: Food & CPG Legal Trends

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We are pleased to share our Q3 Food & Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Legal Trends report. This report is a bite-size version of our annual year in review, providing timely insights on legal trends in the space. In Q4 of...more

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Food and Beverage News and Trends - October 2024 #2

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This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape. USDA extends comment period on new salmonella rule for poultry....more

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New FSIS Guidelines on Environmental Labeling Claims: Key Points

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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has released updated guidelines regarding the substantiation of animal-raising and environment-related claims on meat and poultry product...more

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USDA-FSIS Updates Substantiation Guideline for Animal-Raising and Environment-Related Claims

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On August 28, 2024, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released an updated Guideline on Substantiating Animal-Raising or Environment-Related Labeling Claims for meat and poultry product labeling. Animal-raising...more

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Food and Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update - August 2024 #4

The United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a social media advertisement for food-delivery company Just Eat after finding the company had not taken all possible measures to prevent it from being...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Announces Its Implementation Approaches for Endangered Species Act Pesticide Policies

On February 7, 2024, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator Michal Freedhoff announced the steps EPA is taking to incorporate stakeholder feedback and collaborate with other federal agencies on its...more

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Food Waste, Methane Gas, and the EPA

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The Environmental Protection Agency on Oct. 19 released new reports regarding the impact of methane emissions from food waste. As previously discussed in this space[i], many states have passed regulations to address methane...more

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Understanding the EPA’s Final Renewable Fuel Standard Set Rule for 2023, 2024 and 2025

The EPA issued a final Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rule that announces the biofuel volume targets for 2023 – 2025 and provides a first look into the EPA’s plans for implementing the program moving forward. The RFS...more

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