On August 7, 2025, a federal court in the District of Columbia issued an order to resolve a lawsuit originally filed...| National Agricultural Law Center
In late July 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it had opened a public comment period on its proposal to register three dicamba-based pesticide products for use directly on dicamba-tolerant soybean and cotton seeds. No dicamba pesticide has been available for “over-the-top” use since 2024 after a federal court in Arizona overturned the registered labels for three dicamba pesticides, XtendiMax, Engenia, and Tavium. Although dicamba has been approved for us...| National Agricultural Law Center
In late May 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Seven Cty. Infrastructure Coal. v. Eagle Cty., No. 23-975 (2025), a lawsuit concerning the scope of review under the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). In its decision, the Court determined that when conducting a NEPA review, federal agencies are only required to consider the environmental impacts of projects or actions over which the agency has regulatory authority. Additionally, the Supreme Court found tha...| National Agricultural Law Center
On July 4, 2025, President Trump formally signed the multi-billion-dollar reconciliation bill titled the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) into law. The new law includes several provisions typically associated with the Farm Bill, the omnibus spending bill that governs various agricultural and food programs in the United States. The OBBBA includes provisions related to agricultural commodity programs, nutrition programs, tax policies, and conservation programs.| National Agricultural Law Center