
Fed. District Court Dismisses Claims That USDA Violated Law in Granting Loan Guarantee to MD Poultry
The article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. In 2017, Food and Water Watch (FWW) challenged the approval of a loan guarantee by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA). FWW argued that FSA had violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in reviewing the environmental impacts of a proposed poultry farm seeking USDA loan guarantees. Recently, the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed all the NEPA claim