No Deference to the Agency? Environmental Appeals in Indiana have Changed.
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A new 2024 law changes the way people challenge administrative decisions, especially IDEM appeals.
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The Schroeder Ag Blog addresses issues facing farmers, ranchers, and businesses involved with crops, livestock, dairy, and meat production.
WOTUS, Yet Again.
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One area of law refuses to stay consistent from year to year—Waters of the United States (WOTUS). The EPA and Army Corps recently amended a rule (mostly) in alignment with the Supreme Court’s Sackett decision.
Read MoreNew Roadmap to Address PFAS
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This month, the Biden Administration announced a new plan to combat PFAS contamination. This federal roadmap will impact agricultural producers, especially dairy farms near military bases.
Read MoreDairy Farm PFAS Contamination
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A New Mexico dairy farmer has been in the news lately, and it isn’t good news. He is dumping milk, letting employees go, and terminating cows because his dairy is contaminated with PFAS, a dangerous family of man-made chemicals that have seeped into the groundwater from a nearby Air Force base.
Read MoreIndiana Legislative Committee Hears Testimony on Livestock Rules
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The Indiana Legislature's Interim Study Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources is considering whether any changes should be made to Indiana confined feeding laws.
Read MoreThe Perils of Representing Yourself Before an Administrative Agency
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Livestock facilities must go through numerous steps in order to operate, including state permit approval and county siting approval. State permit appeals in Indiana are heard by the Office of Environmental Adjudication. Permittees may represent themselves before the OEA, but they do so at their peril.
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Are local zoning and planning boards up to the challenge of permitting small scale nuclear reactors?