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Megan Todd

Oct 31, 2019
3 min

EPA Revoked WOTUS – What’s Next?

By Margaret Todd This article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. On September 11, 2019, the EPA announced the formal revocation of the Clean Water Act “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers created the WOTUS rule in 2015 in an attempt to expand protections of wetlands connecting to navigable waterways. Challenges to the WOTUS rule centered on

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Nov 10, 2017
3 min

Weekly Roundup Nov. 10th

By Sarah Fielder Save the Date for the Ag Outlook and Policy Conference The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics annual Ag Outlook and Policy will be held on Dec. 12 at the Crowne Plaza in Annapolis. The conference will feature Kevin McNew, President, GeoGrain and Adjunct Professor in AREC, giving a 2018 commodity market outlook and Howard Leathers and Dale Johnson discussing the current dairy economy. Register at https://go.umd.edu/AREC17. 82 Farm Groups Urge

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Jun 30, 2017
2 min

Weekly Roundup June 30th

By Sarah Fielder Recent Supreme Court Decision Impacts Takings Claims The U.S. Supreme Court’s term has come to and end with many decisions released this week and last. One released last week impacts how landowners prove takings claims when impacted by local government zoning and planning and potentially make it harder to receive compensation. To read a story on the decision, click here http://bit.ly/2sMvpeO. Federal Judge Upholds Magistrate’s Decision in Beef Checkoff Case

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Sarah Everhart

Apr 12, 2017
2 min

The SCOTUS to consider the WOTUS

By Sarah Everhart This is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. For years, the legal specialists at ALEI have blogged about the twists and turns in the legal saga of the Clean Water Act (CWA) “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule. For a quick review on the WOTUS rule, check out this past post, and for more information, type WOTUS into the search feature of this blog. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army

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Paul Goeringer

Jan 17, 2017
5 min

Ag Law in Review: 2016 Edition

This post is not legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. Although we are now into 2017, I want to take a look back at some of the big legal developments in the area of agricultural law during 2016. We saw a few important developments last year in the field and will probably see more in 2017 with a change in presidential administrations. Keep reading here, and this site will work to keep you updated on recent developments in 2017. Rise of Solar Energy Leasin

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Mar 4, 2016
3 min

Weekly News Roundup: March 4th Edition

By Mayhah Suri Welcome to the Maryland Risk Management Blog! We’re happy to see that our subscriber list is growing every week. To all our new readers, welcome. To all our readers, we are interested in learning what topics you want us to cover. Feel free to comment below or contact any of us using the information in the “About” section. Supreme Court Decide to Not Hear the Challenge to the Bay’s TMDL On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to review a lower court’s upho

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President Vetoes Resolution To Void WOTUS Rule

Sarah Everhart

Jan 21, 2016
1 min

President Vetoes Resolution To Void WOTUS Rule

By Sarah Everhart Using the ninth veto of his presidency, President Obama vetoed the congressional resolution meant to void the EPA’s “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule redefining the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act. “Because this resolution seeks to block the progress represented by this rule and deny businesses and communities the regulatory certainty and clarity needed to invest in projects that rely on clean water, I cannot support it,” Obama said in his veto

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Sarah Everhart

Jan 19, 2016
2 min

House Votes To Void WOTUS Rule

By Sarah Everhart On January 13, 2016 the U.S. House of Representatives voted 253-166 to approve (S.J. Res. 22) a joint Congressional “resolution of disapproval” for the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule. Under the Congressional Review Act, the House and Senate can pass a resolution of disapproval to stop regulations they feel overstepped the agency’s authority. The Resolution vacates the WOTUS rule published on June 29, 2015, by the Environmental Protection Agency (

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Jan 8, 2016
3 min

News Roundup: January 8th Edition

By Mayhah Suri Proposals for Manure Management Technologies Requested The Maryland Department of Agriculture has issued a grant solicitation for demonstration projects from vendors, businesses, and individuals offering technologies, equipment, infrastructure, or services that can improve the management and utilization of manure and other nutrient-rich, on-farm generated waste products. There is $2.5 million available to invest in innovative technologies during State Fiscal Ye

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Top 10 Legal Developments in Agriculture: 2015 in Review

Paul Goeringer

Dec 9, 2015
5 min

Top 10 Legal Developments in Agriculture: 2015 in Review

This post should not be construed as legal advice. We are slowly edging towards the end of 2015 (insert joke about the year flying by). So it is time to reflect on the top ten legal developments impacting Maryland agriculture and U.S. agriculture this year. 1. Chesapeake Bay TMDL Upheld. (http://go.umd.edu/BayTMDL). On July 6, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority to set a total daily maximum load (TMDL) for the Ch

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Top 5 Take Away Points From 6th Circuit WOTUS Decision

Paul Goeringer

Oct 14, 2015
3 min

Top 5 Take Away Points From 6th Circuit WOTUS Decision

This post should not be construed as legal advice. On Oct. 9, 2015, a panel of three judges with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a nationwide injunction against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from enforcing the new “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule. This injunction is broader than the injunction issued in late August by a federal district judge in North Dakota which only impacted 13 states. The nationwide injunction means the new WOTUS rule

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Federal District Judge In North Dakota Blocked the New WOTUS Rule From Going Into Effect

Admin

Aug 28, 2015
1 min

Federal District Judge In North Dakota Blocked the New WOTUS Rule From Going Into Effect

By Ashley Ellixson As many of you may know, the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers’ “Waters of the United States” Rule (WOTUS) was supposed to go into effect today, August 28, 2015. However, a federal district judge in North Dakota, along with 12 other states, have now blocked the rule from going into effect while the ongoing legislation challenging the rule is underway. The judge agreed that the rule should be delayed and stated “the states are lik

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Congress Continues To Attempt To Stop The WOTUS/Clean Water Rule

Sarah Everhart

Jun 16, 2015
2 min

Congress Continues To Attempt To Stop The WOTUS/Clean Water Rule

By Sarah Everhart Last Wednesday, June 10th, members of the House and Senate took steps to try and stop the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) or Clean Water Rule. As we previously posted, on May 27, 2015 the EPA finalized the Clean Water Rule and claimed that the Rule would not negatively affect farmers. Unfortunately, many members of the agriculture community, including but not limited to the American Farm Bureau, feel t

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The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army finalized the WOTUS Rule

Sarah Everhart

May 27, 2015
4 min

The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army finalized the WOTUS Rule

By Sarah Everhart In an historic step for the protection of clean water, today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army finalized the Waters of the United States Rule (WOTUS Rule) or Clean Water Rule today with the support of President Obama. According to the EPA, the purpose of the Rule is to protect from pollution and degradation the streams and wetlands that form the foundation of the nation’s water resources. The following is reprinted from the EP

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