171. EPA Adopts Tenth Circuit's Position on RFS Exemptions & DOL publishes 2021 H-2A Minimum Wage

A federal court granted preliminary approval of a settlement with Tyson and Pilgrim's Pride in the ongoing broiler chicken civil antitrust litigation and Pilgrim's pled guilty to price-fixing in the ongoing parallel criminal suit.  Meanwhile, EPA formally reversed its position on its Renewable Fuels Standard small refinery exemption eligibility in accordance with the Tenth Circuit's opinion and a federal judge granted summary judgment against Keystone Protein for years of violating nitrogen discharge permit levels.  Also, DOL published the 2021 Adverse Effect Wage Rate in the Federal Register while USDA extended the deadline to file CFAP applications indefinitely.  Hosted by Audry Thompson, Research Assistant—With Brook Duer, Staff Attorney—Produced & Written by Audry Thompson Material from the Agricultural Law Weekly Review—week ending February 26, 2021 Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law https://aglaw.psu.edu/  Follow us on Twitter @AgShaleLaw  Like us on Facebook Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law This material is based upon work supported by the National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Music is "Caazapá (Aire Popular Paraguayo)" by Edson Lopes is licensed under CC BY 3.0.