Water Quality: Appeal Filed After Court Denies Injunction in New Freeport Water Contamination Case
On September 15, 2025, The Center for Coalfield Justice announced that the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania denied a request for preliminary injunction in a class action lawsuit involving residents of New Freeport’s claims of water contamination.…

Today: Sept. 30 @ noon, AgWorks: Foundations of the Employer–Employee Relationship (non-attorney focus)
This month: Oct. 14, 3rd Quarter 2025 Quarterly Dairy Legal Webinar: H.R.1 (OBBA) Dairy Provisions
Agricultural Labor: Certain H-2A Applicants Eligible for Interview Waiver October 1, 2025
On September 18, 2025, the U.S. Department of State issued an update (PDF)…

Infrastructure: PA PUC Issues Order to Speed Up Identification of Old, At-Risk Pipes
On September 11, 2025, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PA PUC) issued a final order aimed at speeding up the identification of older, “at-risk” plastic pipes used to transport natural gas. Starting in 1998, and then again in 1999, 2002 and 2007,…

Tomorrow: Sept. 26, Understanding the Basics of U.S. Grain Dealer Statutes
Next Week: Sept. 30, AgWorks: Foundations of the Employer–Employee Relationship (No Atty CLE available)
Regulatory Policy: Federal Court Issues Summary Judgment in Favor of Terminated Federal Employees
On September 12, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order…

State Regulation: Five-Year Delay Announced by CEC on Maximum Gross Gasoline Refining Margin Implementation
On August 29, 2025, the California Energy Commission (CEC) reviewed the proposed implementation of a maximum gross gasoline refining margin (GGRM) and associated penalties (Docket No. 23-OIIP-01). CEC defines “gross gasoline refining margin” as “the difference, expressed in dollars…

This Week! 2025 Agricultural Law Symposium—September 18, 2025. In-person at Penn State Dickinson Law, University Park, Pa., 6 CLE credits available!
Next Week: Webinar—Sept. 26, 2025, Understanding the Basics of U.S. Grain Dealer Statutes
Agricultural Labor: Federal Court Permanently Enjoins 2023 H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Calculation Rule, DOL to Publish New Rule
On August…

Pipelines: FERC Reissues Transco’s Permit to Construct Northeast Supply Enhancement Project
On August 28, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granted Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company’s (Transco) petition to construct and operate a pipeline system expansion in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. In 2019, FERC issued Transco a certificate of public convenience and necessity,…