Utility pole not a point source under the Clean Water Act *

USA - April 16 2013
Last week the Ninth Circuit held that utility poles are not "point sources" of stormwater discharge nor "associated with industrial activity," and…

Co-authors: Alex Merritt , Jenny Park Garner.

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FDA issues two proposed rules that will significantly change regulatory requirements for food safety *

USA - January 24 2013
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which was signed into law by President Obama on January 4, 2011, proposes the most sweeping reform of U…

Co-authors: Peter S. Reichertz, Seth A. Mailhot .

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Proposition 37 permits "natural" labeling for non-GMO processed food *

USA - October 8 2012
Proposition 37, the California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act, if approved by the voters on November 6, 2012, will provide that food offered for retail sale in California produced with genetic engineering is misbranded unless clearly labeled to say it is genetically engineered.

Co-authors: Peter S. Hecker , Neil A.F. Popovic.

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Comment period to close on petition to FDA for mandatory labeling of all foods produced using genetic engineering *

USA - March 26 2012
On March 27, 2012, the comment period will close on a petition filed by the Center for Food Safety that calls for the FDA to issue new regulations requiring labeling of all foods produced using genetic engineering (GE).

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9th Circuit upholds critical habitat designation for Mexican spotted owl *

USA - June 22 2010
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals this month decided two key issues related to the designation of critical habitat for species protected under the Endangered Species Act ("ESA"): (1) what constitutes an "occupied" area for purposes of designating critical habitat; and (2) the proper approach to analyzing the economic impacts of a critical habitat designation.

Co-authors: Alex Merritt , James Rusk.

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