Category Archives: Agriculture

Court Slams EPA on Reversing Pesticide Decision

Posted on October 14, 2015 by matt ohern

Judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, San Francisco, issued a stinging opinion on Sept. 10 reversing an EPA decision to register a Dow pesticide for crop protection. The pesticide is Sulfoxaflor, a product developed and tested for … Continue reading →

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Free Speech Decision Helps Genetically Modified Foods

Posted on September 30, 2015 by matt ohern

A recent Forbes Magazine carried a story which caught my eye regarding GMO (genetically modified organisms) food labeling. The Forbes article discusses a little noticed June 18, 2015, U.S. Supreme Court decision Reed v.Town of Gilbert. The article was entitled, Supreme Court – Free Speech Clobbers … Continue reading →

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Inside EPA’s Waters of the U.S. Ruling – Part 4

Posted on July 22, 2015 by matt ohern

The Clean Water Act prohibits the discharge of pollutants into waters of the United States. Pollutants can come from direct discharges or from dredging and filling material being dumped into waters of the United States.  EPA and the Corps of … Continue reading →

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Inside EPA’s Waters of the U.S. Ruling – Part 3

Posted on July 9, 2015 by matt ohern

A review of EPA’s “Significant Nexus” conclusions demonstrates that the final Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule disproves EPA’s assertion that “…WOTUS doesn’t touch land use or private property rights.” A review of “significant nexus” conclusions demonstrates how far EPA is … Continue reading →

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Inside EPA’s Waters of the US Ruling: Part II

Posted on June 24, 2015 by matt ohern

The attacks keep coming. The Iowa Farm Bureau, in its press release on EPA’s new WOTUS rule, says, “This rule and the definitions laid out in this rule suggest expansion, not contraction or clarity.”  The Illinois Farm Bureau president claims EPA’s … Continue reading →

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