Webinar: Post-Midterms Analysis of the 2018 Farm Bill Conservation Title
In 2018, the U.S. House and Senate passed drastically different versions of the 2018 Farm Bill. Families across the country are anxiously watching as the conference committee tries to reconcile policy differences related to work requirements for SNAP benefits. And conservation-minded farmers are concerned because programs that help them keep their land productive and resilient are on the chopping block. On Thursday, November 15, 2018, CPR hosted a webinar featuring four national experts (Laurie Ristino, Ferd Hoefner, Caroline Kitchens, Alexandra Murdoch) sharing their analysis of what the midterm elections mean for the 2018 Farm Bill, with a focus on the conservation title.
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Author(s): Laurie Ristino
Joint Letter to Members of Congress from the Clean Budget Coalition urging passage of remaining FY19 appropriations bills without "poison pill" ideological policy riders
Joint Letter to Members of Congress from the Clean Budget Coalition urging passage of remaining FY19 appropriations bills without "poison pill" ideological policy riders, November 13, 2018.
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Justices express skepticism over using legislative motive in preemption analysis
Writing in SCOTUSblog, Emily Hammond reviews oral arguments in Virginia Uranium Mining v Warren.
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Yukon-Charley continues to commandeer gray cells
Sandra Zellmer, writing for SCOTUSblog reviews arguments in a key case over protections of national park land.
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Author(s): Sandra Zellmer
State pollution-permitting must be reformed to adapt to climate change
Writing in the Bay Journal, David Flores focuses on Maryland's pollution permitting and its impact on the Chesapeake Bay
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Author(s): David Flores
Can a hovercraft navigate the shoals of Yukon-Charley?
CPR's Sandi Zellmer previews a case over regulation of navigable waters and public lands.
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Author(s): Sandra Zellmer
Justices may consider role of legislative motive in preemption analysis
In SCOTUSblog, Emily Hammond previews a preemption case before the Supreme Court.
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Trump rolls back clean car standards as air quality worsens
Alice Kaswan, writing in The Fresno Bee, on the Trump administration's rollback of clean car standards
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Author(s): Alice Kaswan
As hurricanes expose inequalities, civil courts may be 'great equalizer'
As hurricanes expose inequalities, civil courts may be ‘great equalizer,’ by Martha McCluskey and Sidney Shapiro, October 16, 2018, The Hill
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Author(s): Martha McCluskey, Sidney Shapiro
Blind focus on 'energy dominance' may cripple Endangered Species Act
Writing in The Hill, Alejandro Camacho and Melissa Kelly examine the Trump assault on the Endangered Species Act.
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Author(s): Alejandro Camacho