{"id":5702,"date":"2018-02-08T15:53:27","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T21:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/?p=5702"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:24:10","slug":"february-9-2018-weekly-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/2018\/02\/08\/february-9-2018-weekly-round\/","title":{"rendered":"February 9, 2018 Weekly Round Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week I enjoyed speaking on water law at the High Plains Irrigation Conference in Amarillo.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5750\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5750\" class=\"wp-image-5750\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2018\/02\/HPIC-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2018\/02\/HPIC-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2018\/02\/HPIC-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2018\/02\/HPIC.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5750\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by Kay Ledbetter<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here are some of the ag law stories in the news.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Lawsuit filed against EPA&#8217;s 2-year delay of WOTUS rule.<\/strong>\u00a0 Ten states have filed suit against the EPA challenging the agency&#8217;s 2-year delay of the 2015 WOTUS rule.\u00a0 They allege that the delay was imposed without consideration of the &#8220;environmental and public health consequences of doing so&#8221; and that by reverting to the pre-2015 approach, the agency has undertaken a &#8220;redefinition&#8221; for which they failed to comply with the required notice and comment rulemaking.\u00a0 The suit seeks a declaration from the court that the 2-year delay is unlawful and an order vacating it.\u00a0 [Read article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dtnpf.com\/agriculture\/web\/ag\/news\/world-policy\/article\/2018\/02\/06\/epa-challenged-two-year-waters-us?referrer=twitter#.Wnr5uPDTSV4.twitter&amp;DCMP=Todd\">here<\/a> and Complaint <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.ny.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/suspension_rule_complaint.pdf\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>* Will US Supreme Court decision in criminal sentencing case impact the Clean Water Act and scope of WOTUS?<\/strong>\u00a0 Speaking of WOTUS, E&amp;E News published a fascinating article this week discussing how a criminal case before the US Supreme Court this term could have significant impacts on how courts interpret the Clean Water Act and scope of &#8220;waters of the United States.&#8221;\u00a0 The criminal case,\u00a0<em>Hughes v. United States<\/em>, will look at the issue of how courts should apply a fractured Supreme Court decision, where Justices end up voting 4-1-4.\u00a0 This 4-1-4 vote is exactly how the Justices wound up ruling in\u00a0<em>Rapanos<\/em><em> v. United States<\/em>, the most recent decision on the jurisdictional scope of the Clean Water Act.\u00a0 In that case, four justices led by Justice Scalia found that the land at issue was not a WOTUS and signed off on an opinion utilizing one test, while Justice Kennedy agreed with the outcome of the Scalia group, he issued a concurring opinion as his decision based on a wholly different rationale.\u00a0 \u00a0Appellate-level courts are split on whether the proper analysis under a 4-1-4 decision is to apply the rationale of the concurrence (the 1 vote) or whether the lower courts should consider the rationales of both the plurality opinion and well as the concurrence.\u00a0 A decision in\u00a0<em>Hughes<\/em> could have major impacts on Clean Water Act jurisdictional analysis going forward.\u00a0 [Read article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/stories\/1060073013\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>*China launching probe into sorghum imports from the United States.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>China has announced it will conduct an investigation into imports of sorghum from the United States to determine whether US companies are &#8220;dumping&#8221; sorghum on the Chinese market and whether the US crop was illegally subsidized.\u00a0 The US is the largest producer of sorghum globally and is the largest supplier to China, exporting 4.76 million tons in 2017.\u00a0 The announcement of the probe came on the heels of a US tariff imposed on solar panels and washing machines, which China recently called an &#8220;abuse of trade remedy measures.&#8221; According to Tim Lust, CEO of the National Sorghum Producers, &#8220;US sorghum farmers do not dump our products into China or elsewhere, and our products are not unfairly subsidized.\u00a0 A fair proceeding will demonstrate these facts.&#8221;\u00a0 [Read article <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/a\/201802\/06\/WS5a795176a3106e7dcc13b163.html\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5736\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5736\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5736\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2018\/02\/4973942775_bcc90ae814_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2018\/02\/4973942775_bcc90ae814_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2018\/02\/4973942775_bcc90ae814_z-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Texas A&amp;M <\/em>Agrilife<em> photo by Steve Byrns<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>* Dicamba class action cases to be consolidated in Missouri MDL.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Judges presiding over a number of class action cases filed around the country have ruled they should be consolidated for discovery and other pre-trial proceedings in one venue, the Eastern District of Missouri.\u00a0 Each of these 11 cases involves suits by farmers who allege drift damage due to others use of dicamba products.\u00a0 [View Order <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpml.uscourts.gov\/sites\/jpml\/files\/MDL-2820-Initial_Transfer-01-18.pdf\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p>* <strong>Article highlights disputes between Western ranchers and the government.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>NPR published a great article discussing some of the legal issues related to grazing allotments in the West.\u00a0 The article, specififically focusing on rural New Mexico, provides a look at some of the disputes and the different approaches to fighting what ranchers say is unfair.\u00a0 [Read article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2018\/02\/08\/584104201\/in-rural-new-mexico-ranchers-wage-their-battle-through-the-courts?utm_source=The+Santa+Fe+Reporter+List&amp;utm_campaign=12778b19fe-Morning_Word_Oct_25%2C+2017&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_b77a98714b-12778b19fe-60451089&amp;mc_cid=12778b19fe&amp;mc_eid=771589f1fd\">here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Programs Next Week<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Next week, I&#8217;ll be hitting the road again.\u00a0 On Thursday evening, I&#8217;ll be in Denton County for an Extension program (more info <a href=\"https:\/\/denton.agrilife.org\/event\/agricultural-law\/\">here<\/a>) and on Friday, I&#8217;ll be in Weatherford for a Country Living and Land Stewardship Workshop, hosted by the Parker County Soil and Water Conservation District (more info <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trwd.com\/event\/country-living-land-stewardship-workshop\/\">here<\/a>).\u00a0 As always, you can see all of my upcoming programs by clicking on <a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/upcoming-presentations\/\">this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week I enjoyed speaking on water law at the High Plains Irrigation Conference in Amarillo. 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