Industrial Hemp: Hemp Farmer Files Federal Suit Against South Carolina For Arrest and Crop Destruction
On September 16, 2022, South Carolina hemp farmer John Trenton Pendarvis filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina against numerous executive branch officials alleging due process violations and conspiracy for Pendarvis’s arrest and
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Chloe Marie Publishes Research Paper on Geographical Indications
On October 5, 2022, Research Specialist Chloe Marie published a research paper, titled “An Overview of the Protections for Geographical Indications in the United States and the European Union.”
In this research paper, Chloe explains the nature and extent of the legal protection conferred to geographical indications in the United States as well as the
Ross Pifer Presents at PA Oil and Gas Landowner Alliance Conference
On October 2-4, 2022, the PA Oil and Gas Landowner Alliance hosted the “Bouncing Back in 2022” conference. Ross Pifer provided the Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Case Law Update on Tuesday, October 4th. Other conference topics included, “Cross unit drilling considerations, lease terms and negotiation, how to access DEP OG Data, how to access courthouse
Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of October 3, 2022
National Energy Policy: EPA Establishes New Environmental Justice Office
On September 24, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the creation of the new Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights. The Office will manage the $3 billion climate and environmental justice program created by the Inflation Reduction Act. The EPA created the
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—Week Ending September 23, 2022
Dairy Policy: Pennsylvania’s Over-Order Premium Continues But ‘Should be Modified’
On September 21, 2022, the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board (PMMB) entered a new 90-day over-order premium (OOP) order (OGO No. A-1014), as opposed to its customary 180-day order. The order continues Pennsylvania’s OOP at $1.00 cwt for the period October 1, 2022 through
Brook Duer Joins Podcast Agriculture of America to Discuss Glyphosate and Dicamba
On September 27, 2022, Brook Duer was invited as a guest to the podcast, Agriculture of American. In this episode, he joins host Mike Pearson to talk about the recent EPA actions on glyphosate and dicamba.
A full description of the episode can be found on the Agriculture of America
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—Week Ending Sept. 16, 2022
Pesticides/Herbicides: Federal Court Hears Proposals for Resolving Multidistrict Roundup Litigation
On September 1, 2022, representatives of Plaintiffs’ leadership group and Defendant Bayer (as successor in interest to Monsanto) filed a Joint Case Management Statement in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in the multi-district litigation (MDL) captioned In Re: Roundup Products
Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of September 26, 2022
Hydraulic Fracturing: Delaware River Basin Hydraulic Fracturing Moratorium Upheld
On September 16, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an opinion affirming that a coalition of Pennsylvania state legislators did not have standing to challenge the Delaware River Basin Commission’s moratorium on natural gas extraction. Yaw, et al. v. Del. River
Understanding the Basics of Livestock Market Regulation Webinar
On September 23, 2022, from 12 noon – 1:00 ET, the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law, alongside the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Business Development Center presented the latest webinar in our new educational series, “Understanding Agricultural Law.” This session in our series is entitled, “Understanding the Basics of Livestock Market Regulation.”
Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of September 19, 2022
Oil and Gas Leasing: Judge Orders Reinstatement of Drilling Permit for Solenex on Blackfeet Nation Lands
On September 9, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a memorandum opinion, finding that the Secretary of the Interior did not have authority to rescind an oil and gas lease which the Interior Department