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US EPA Approves Ohio’s Maumee Watershed Nutrient TMDL

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On September 28, 2023, US EPA announced its final review and approval of the Maumee River Watershed Nutrient Total Maximum Daily Load (Maumee TMDL), which Ohio EPA submitted for approval on June 30, 2023. In issuing its...more

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Latest Microplastics Findings: Meat and Dairy

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A study conducted by the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and commissioned by the Plastic Soup Foundation, has found that nearly 80 percent of meat and dairy products from farm animals contain microplastics.  Released July 8,...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l October 2019 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Warns Company Selling CBD Oil - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published a warning letter it sent in September 2019 to a company selling cannabidiol (CBD) oil as a...more

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California Air and Climate Vol. 10: CARB Reports Continued Declines in Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Tulare County Settles Lawsuit...

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CARB Reports Continued Declines in Greenhouse Gas Emissions - The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is reporting that in 2017, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the state were 424 million metric tons (MMT) of CO2...more

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EPA Proposes to Exempt Animal Waste From Reporting Requirements

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EPA is currently reviewing comments on its November 14, 2018 proposed rule to exempt livestock farms from reporting routine farm air emissions under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and intends...more

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C & H Hog Farms, Inc. (Newton County, Arkansas): Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Decision to Deny Regulation 5 Permit

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) announced that it is denying for the second time C & H Hog Farms, Inc.’s (“C & H”) application for an Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Regulation No....more

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CAFO Permit Challenge: Delaware Court Addresses Standing Issue

The Superior Court of Delaware (“Court”) addressed in an August 24th opinion an appeal from a Delaware Environmental Appeals Board (“Board”) decision addressing whether an interest group had organization standing. See Food &...more

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2018 Environmental Legislative Update No. 3

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In the rocket launching business, “Max Q” is point of maximum stress due to the combination of acceleration and air density. Judging from the number of items in today’s update, the session may have reached legislative Max Q....more

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C&H Hog Farms, Inc. Permit Denial/Regulation 5 Issues: Arkansas Governor Hutchinson Meets with State Agricultural Leaders

The Arkansas Agricultural Department (“AAD”) issued a February 1st news release noting that Governor Hutchinson and Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward met with State Agricultural Leaders to discuss the Regulation 5...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update | February 2018

Cooke Aquaculture Fined $332,000 For Puget Sound Salmon Pen Collapse - The Washington Department of Ecology has reportedly fined Cooke Aquaculture $332,000 for violations of state water quality laws related to a net pen...more

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C&H Hog Farms, Inc. (Newton County, Arkansas) Request for Adjudicatory Hearing of Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality...

C&H Hog Farms, Inc. (“C&H”) filed a January 18th Request for Adjudicatory Hearing and Commission Review (“Request”) challenging the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) denial of an application for a...more

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Farms Required to Report Air Releases from Animal Waste

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On April 11, 2017, the Federal Court struck down the 2008 EPA Rule exempting most farms from reporting releases of hazardous air pollutants under CERCLA and EPCRA. The rule exempted farms which had fewer animals than large...more

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C&H Hog Farms, Inc. Sow-Farrowing Facility (Newton County, Arkansas): Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Denial of...

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) public noticed the denial of an application for an Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Regulation 5 permit by C&H Hog Farms, Inc. (“C&H”). Regulation...more

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Arkansas Environmental Policy Summit 2017: Little Rock, Arkansas – October 27

The Arkansas Environmental Policy Summit (“Summit”) will be held on October 27th in Little Rock, Arkansas. Summit partners include: •Arkansas Public Policy Panel •Arkansas Environmental Defense Alliance •Audubon...more

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