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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, August 16, 2024
In this opinion piece, Bianca Moebius-Clune, Ph.D., and Samantha Levy of American Farmland Trust discuss how theSupreme Courtdealt a setback for climate goals, but farmers and ranchers can lead us forward.
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan is warning that the court’s decision last week in a highly anticipated environmental case could have a chilling effect on the ability of government agencies and Congress to protect the public from harm. But other critics of the decision don't see think the implications are that dire. One potential test awaits in October with a wetlands jurisdiction case.
The Environmental Protection Agency did not have clear direction from Congress to require power plants to shift from coal to cleaner energy sources, the Supreme Court said in a decision Thursday that could hamstring the agency’s efforts to adopt regulations addressing climate change.
The Supreme Court denied a petition from Monsanto Tuesday to review a federal appeals court ruling that found the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act does not preempt state tort-law claims.
The National Pork Producers Council and American Farm Bureau Federation got a boost in their Supreme Court challenge to California’s animal housing law, Proposition 12, with the U.S. government’s filing of a brief supporting the groups.
The Supreme Court should deny a petition from Monsanto seeking review of an appeals court decision that upheld a $25 million verdict against the company for failing to adequately warn a consumer about the health risks of Roundup exposure.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced Friday an immediate halt to the state’s enhanced inspections of Mexican trucks that had been delaying U.S. imports of fruits and vegetables as well as U.S. exports of poultry to Mexican buyers for more than a week.