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EPA Seeks Public Comments for Hemp Pesticide Applications

Nicole Cook

Aug 27, 2019
3 min

EPA Seeks Public Comments for Hemp Pesticide Applications

By Nicole Cook This article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it is taking public comments on 10 applications it received seeking to add new hemp uses to pesticide products already registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The 10 application amendments are the result of the 2018 Farm Bill, signed in to law on December 20, 201

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Maryland Court Upholds the 2014 CAFO Permit for Complying With EPA’s Requirements

Paul Goeringer

Oct 2, 2018
4 min

Maryland Court Upholds the 2014 CAFO Permit for Complying With EPA’s Requirements

The article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. In 2014, the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) issued a new general discharge permit for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in Maryland, replacing a 2009 permit that was set to expire. This 2014 permit required no effluent monitoring, only implementation of best management practices, to prevent discharge into waters covered by state law and the Clean Water Act

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EPA Says Farms Don’t Need to Report Air Emissions from Animal Waste Under CERCLA or EPCRA

Nicole Cook

Sep 11, 2018
4 min

EPA Says Farms Don’t Need to Report Air Emissions from Animal Waste Under CERCLA or EPCRA

By Nicole Cook This article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. If you raise poultry or livestock, you’ve probably been following our coverage of the litigation surrounding the EPA’s 2008 rule exempting farms from reporting air emissions under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). Following much confusion and plenty of

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Mar 16, 2018
2 min

Weekly Roundup March 16th

By Sarah Fielder Syngenta Settles MIR162 Case for $1.5 Billion It is official, Syngenta has settled claims in the MIR162 class action litigation for $1.5 billion. This settlement includes all U.S. farmers (even if they opted out originally) who marketed corn after Sept. 15, 2013. The settlement also includes grain handling facilities and ethanol plants. The settlement must still be approved by Judge Lungstrum and if approved, farmers could expect to see payouts in early 20

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Feb 16, 2018
3 min

Weekly Roundup Feb. 16th

By Sarah Fielder Budget Deal Includes Fix for Cotton and Dairy Early last Friday morning, Congress passed a budget deal that included a fix for the cotton programs and dairy programs. With dairy, the Dairy Margin Protection Program (MPP) would now be calculated on a monthly basis rather than a bimonthly basis, premiums would be changed for medium and small dairy farms on $4.50 and $5 coverage levels, and includes other fixes to MPP that dairy producers had asked for. The bi

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