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Betting the Farm on Solar: Leasing and Due Diligence Considerations

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While imagery of the American Dream used to be picturesque farm towns, robust bounties and families gathered around the table for a meal, values have shifted, and once-robust farming communities have become forgotten lands,...more

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Klamath Dam Removal Now in Question

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Over the past decade, proponents of an effort to remove four dams on the lower Klamath River have hit a series of roadblocks.  The most recent came on July 16, 2020, when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) voted...more

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Paul Weiland Discusses Western Dam Removal at California Water Law Symposium

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Paul Weiland recently participated in the 2020 California Water Law Symposium, held at San Francisco's Golden Gate University School of Law. The theme of this year's Symposium was "Federalism & Water: Shifts in State/Federal...more

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Oregon Adopts Temporary Rules Limiting Solar Siting on Certain High-Value Farmlands

On January 29, 2019, the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development, the state’s land use agency, filed temporary rules amending the standards for siting solar PV facilities on agricultural lands. Although the...more

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Environmental Defense Fund/Tyson Foods, Inc.: Sustainable Food Production Partnership Announced

The Environmental Defense Fund (“EDF”) announced in a January 15th news release that it had entered into a partnership with Tyson Foods, Inc. (“Tyson”) to: . . . develop and deploy initiatives that support Tyson’s...more

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C & H Hog Farms, Inc. (Newton County, Arkansas): Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Decision to Deny Regulation 5 Permit

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) announced that it is denying for the second time C & H Hog Farms, Inc.’s (“C & H”) application for an Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Regulation No....more

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Proponents Of Dam Removal Project Seek To Skirt Protections For Endangered Species

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The Klamath River Renewal Corporation (the “corporation”) recently submitted a plan for the removal of four dams on the lower Klamath River to the Federal Energy Regulation Commission (FERC). ...more

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California Poised to Waive Protections for Endangered Fish as Tribes Seek to Shutdown Klamath Irrigation Project in an Effort to...

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In late May 2018, the Klamath Tribes filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California seeking to shut down the Bureau of Reclamation’s Klamath Irrigation Project, which supplies...more

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C&H Hog Farms, Inc. Permit Denial/Regulation 5 Issues: Arkansas Governor Hutchinson Meets with State Agricultural Leaders

The Arkansas Agricultural Department (“AAD”) issued a February 1st news release noting that Governor Hutchinson and Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward met with State Agricultural Leaders to discuss the Regulation 5...more

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C&H Hog Farms, Inc. (Newton County, Arkansas) Request for Adjudicatory Hearing of Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality...

C&H Hog Farms, Inc. (“C&H”) filed a January 18th Request for Adjudicatory Hearing and Commission Review (“Request”) challenging the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) denial of an application for a...more

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C&H Hog Farms, Inc. Sow-Farrowing Facility (Newton County, Arkansas): Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Denial of...

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) public noticed the denial of an application for an Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Regulation 5 permit by C&H Hog Farms, Inc. (“C&H”). Regulation...more

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EPA And The Corps Propose To Add Years To “Effective” Applicability Date Of WOTUS Rule

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule that would add an applicability date two years in the future to the Obama-era Waters of the United...more

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