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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, March 10, 2025
The Trump administration is rolling back Council on Environmental Quality regulations that for nearly 50 years guided agencies through environmental reviews as courts increasingly question the validity of the agency’s rulemaking powers.
Federal courts could drastically reshape how agencies analyze the environmental impacts of their actions and what rules they must follow in doing so as two major National Environmental Policy Act cases make their way through the legal process.
AquaBounty Technologies, which first secured approval of genetically engineered salmon in 2015 but faced relentless litigation and a lack of consumer acceptance, is shutting down its fish farming operations.
USDA is carrying out environmental reviews on projects aimed at expanding the availability of fertilizer for farmers' immediate needs, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says.
National Environmental Policy Act regulations are gradually returning to their pre-Trump administration form with the Council on Environmental Quality’s publication of a final rule Tuesday.
