This Week:

• Nov. 18, AgWorks: I-9 and ICE Raids—Protecting Your Business
• Nov. 21, Understanding the Basics of Cell Cultured Foods & Labeling Laws (free Attorney CLE!)

Local Agricultural Policy: Pennsylvania Legislature Passes 2025–26 State Budget, Governor Signs into Law
On November 12, 2025, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro approved the 2025–26 State Budget, consisting of…

Pipelines: FERC Releases Environmental Assessment for the Heartland Project
On October 10, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released an environmental assessment prepared for ANR Pipeline Company’s Heartland Project in Wisconsin. The proposal aims to supply up to 473,000 dekatherms per day of additional firm transportation capacity and involves approximately 68.9 miles of new…

Next Week:

• Nov. 18, AgWorks: I-9 and ICE Raids—Protecting Your Business
• Nov. 21, Understanding the Basics of Cell Cultured Foods & Labeling Laws (free Attorney CLE!)

Agricultural Labor: DHS Publishes Rule Ending Automatic Extension for Certain Employment Authorization Categories
On October 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published in the Federal Register…

Oil and Gas Leasing: Interior Department Reopens 1.56 Million Acres of Alaska’s Coastal Plain for Energy Development
On October 23 2025, the Department of the Interior announced it has reopened 1.56 million acres of Alaska’s Coastal Plain for potential oil and gas development with a Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision,…

Pipelines: PA DEP Approves Permits for Pennsylvania Sections of Northeast Supply Enhancement Project
On November 1, 2025, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) published notice in Pennsylvania Bulletin, approving parts of the Northeast Supply Enhancement Project. The DEP approved compressor stations in Lancaster and Chester counties, and the Quarryville Pipeline loop. Once completed, the…

Tues. Oct. 28: AgWorks: Legal Authority to Work in the U.S. and Other Pre-Employment Screening Processes
Fri. Oct. 31: Understanding Immigration Compliance: I-9s, Audits and ICE Raids (FREE Attorney CLE!)
National Agricultural Policy: USDA Announces Plan to ‘Strengthen American Beef Industry’
On October 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a three-pronged plan…

Public Lands: Congressional Review Act Invoked Against BLM Management Plans 
On October 8, 2025, the U.S. Senate approved a resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) aimed at overturning the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) resource management plan (RMP) for the Miles City Field Office in Montana. The Senate also voted to approve similar resolutions…