Agriculture
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asked the District of Columbia District Court on Tuesday to dismiss two counts of a four-count complaint against its registration of the Dicamba herbicide; specifically, Count 2, purporting that the Endangered Species Act (ESA) buffer zones required in the registration violate the Administrative Procedure Act, and Count 4 relating to the EPA’s determination that Dicamba use would have “no effect” on endangered species or their habitats.
In its filing, the EPA argued that Count 2 regarding ESA Buffers should be dismissed because the plaintiffs, the American Soybean Association and Plains Cotton Growers Inc., did not follow the proper procedures to file a complaint under the ESA by neglecting to provide 60-day notice. The defendant explained that the plaintiffs “mistakenly believe that certain 57 – to 310-foot buffer zones, measured from the edge of agricultural fields inward, which EPA incl
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Tech
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5 days ago
On Monday, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the District of Columbia District Court issued an opinion denying Uber Technologies Inc.âs motion to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the District of Columbia Human Rights Act (DCHRA).
According to the opinion, âplaintiff Equal Rights Center (âERCâ) allege(d) that defendant Uber â a company that maintains a ride-sharing application that connects users to drivers â systemically discriminates against those disabled individuals in the District of Columbia who use non-foldable wheelchairs, because Uberâs wheelchair accessible ride-share services are allegedly far less reliable and predictable than its non-wheelchair accessible offerings.â Additionally, ERC also claimed that âUber requires wheelchair users to pay higher fares and endure longer wait times than people who use Uberâs standard transportation s