Sat.Jun 13, 2020 - Fri.Jun 19, 2020

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Trespass to Farm Property

Law of the Lands

AS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN THE RURAL VOICE : In 1980, the Ontario Legislature enacted the Trespass to Property Act in order to remedy a number of perceived shortcomings in the existing Petty Trespass Act (first enacted in 1834 as the Act to provide for the Summary Punishment of Petty Trespasses and other offences ), including the inadequacy of protections for farm landowners.

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What does it mean to be "transparent" with data?

JANZEN AG

While participating in a recent podcast hosted by United Soybean Board’s Tech Toolshed ( Getting to know Ag Data Transparent ), the host asked this question: What does data transparency mean? I asked a few industry leaders about what “data transparency” means to them. Billy Tiller, CEO of Grower Information Services Cooperation (GiSC) and Texas farmer: Transparency means that the farmer understands what is happening to their data.

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You Can’t Check This Box: A Win for Environmental Justice

Vermont Law

by Jerry Thomas. . In a stark contrast to the decision in. St. Francis Prayer Ctr. v. Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. (hereafter, Select Steel), the Fourth Circuit in. Friends of Buckingham v. State Air Pollution Control Board. delivered a major victory for environmental justice (EJ). Select Steel created something called the rebuttable presumption defense; because emissions do not exceed the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS), the emissions will not have an

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Announcing "Apocalypse Never"

Environmental Progress

Dear Friends, I am happy to announce that on June 30, HarperCollins will publish my new book, Apocalypse Never. Apocalypse Never contains chapters on climate change, deforestation, species extinction, plastic waste, meat, nuclear, renewables, fossil fuels, poverty, and much more. It is the culmination of more than 30 years of my research, writing, and advocacy on environmental issues.

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Federal Anti-Discrimination Law Protects Gay And Transgender Workers

The Energy Law Blog

On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) – which bans employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, and sex – prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and transgender status. This decision marks a pivotal change from prior decisions of federal appellate and district courts which held that Title VII only banned discrimination based on the biological distinctions between pers

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