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Avian Influenza: USDA Announces 28 States Enrolled in National
Public Lands: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Submits Petition to Protect Ruby Mountains
On December 30, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service (USFS) submitted a petition to withdraw Ruby Mountain in Nevada from “leasing under the mineral and geothermal laws, for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights.” The USFS petition initiates
Agribusiness: Fifth Circuit Reinstates Corporate Transparency Act Injunction After Brief Reversal, Government Files Petition for Certiorari
On December 26, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an order vacating its December 23 stay of the district court’s preliminary injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its Beneficial Ownership Information reporting
On December 26, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an order vacating its December 23 stay of the district court’s preliminary injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and the act’s Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements, reinstating the pause on the January 1, 2025 compliance deadline for entity owners
On December 10, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon issued an opinion and order preliminarily enjoining the proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons in a challenge brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the District of Columbia, and eight states: Arizona, California, Illinois, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and Wyoming. Federal
On November 19, 2024, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals for District I (Milwaukee) issued a decision reversing and lifting the injunction issued by the lower circuit court’s order, which had found the state’s retail food establishment laws unconstitutional as applied to sellers of “unbaked, not potentially hazardous, homemade foods” “such as chocolates, fudges, fried
LNG Exports: DOE Releases Updated Study on LNG Exports and Invites Public Comment
On December 17, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released the 2024 LNG Export Study: Energy, Economic, and Environmental Assessment of U.S. LNG Exports. The long-awaited study examines the potential effects on domestic households, consumers, economy, and energy security by
Public Health: Department of Energy Releases Three Action Plans for Transportation Emissions
On December 12, 2024, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) announced three action plans regarding transportation emissions. In 2023, the DOE, the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) partnered to
Agribusiness: Federal Court Enjoins Corporate Transparency Act Ownership Reporting Requirement, January 1, 2025 Deadline Paused
On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a memorandum opinion and order granting a preliminary injunction enjoining the federal government from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its Beneficial Ownership Information
Electricity Generation: Department of Energy Announces Funding for Marine Energy and Offshore Wind Research and Development
On December 4, 2024, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced over eighteen million dollars in funding for select research and development projects on marine energy and offshore wind. The projects are being run at seventeen universities including Oregon State,