Legal Opinion
Dakota Rural Action v. United States Department of Agriculture
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 4, 2023No. Civil Action No. 2018-2852Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DAKOTA RURAL ACTION, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 18-2852 (CKK) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION (April 4, 2023) Since the Great Depression, the Farm Service Agency (“FSA”), 1 resident within the United States Department of Agriculture, has extended loans to family farmers. Like all agency actions, these loans are subject to the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). After notice-and-comment rulemaking, NEPA permits agencies to categorically exempt (“CatEx”) certain agency…
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