Court finds plaintiffs lack standing to bring climate change claims *

USA - July 31 2012
Environmental plaintiffs seeking to bring judicial challenges to the climate change impacts of development projects suffered a significant setback in a recent federal court decision.

Co-authors: Michael Drysdale, William B. Prince.

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Court rejects EPA’s attempt to expand Clean Water Act powers *

USA - March 27 2012
Each year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Section 404 Clean Water Act (CWA) permitting program authorizes approximately $220 billion worth of economic investment in numerous industries, including construction, agriculture, mining and transportation.

Co-authors: Kathryn Kusske Floyd.

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Ninth Circuit affirms intervenors’ rights *

USA - September 10 2010
Under a decision released last week by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, private parties who intervene as defendants in a lawsuit against the United States are free to appeal an adverse ruling, even if the government acquiesces in the district court’s judgment.

Co-authors: Kathryn Kusske Floyd.

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Supreme Court rules in genetically engineered alfalfa case *

USA - June 21 2010
The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected a nationwide ban on genetically engineered alfalfa in a decision that allows the U.S. Department of Agriculture to set the terms under which the crop can be grown while a full environmental review takes place.

Co-authors: Kathryn Kusske Floyd.

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Agricultural biotechnology litigation update *

USA - May 19 2010
By its nature, agricultural biotechnology is an enterprise that occurs in the environment.

Co-authors: Kathryn Kusske Floyd.

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