KJEANRL Blog
Blog Posts from 2020
Recent Trump Legal Opinion Puts Migratory Birds at Risk, Sam Lukens
Bureaucratic Paralysis Strangling Big Hemp Business, Fletcher Lyon
The Judiciary's Role in Climate Change, Maya Marshall
Bourbon Ingredients: 51% Corn, Aged in New Charred Oak Barrels, and GMOs?, Caroline K. Mitchell
Dinnertime Details: Two Divergent Approaches to Addressing Food Insecurity, Taygan Mullins
Quarter-Horse Racing or Money Laundering?, Thomas Wright
Blog Posts from 2019
Is Hemp the New Tobacco in Kentucky?, Hayley Abbott
More than a Paycheck: Harlan County Miners' Fight to Save the Coal Industry, Emily Allender
Exploiting Corn Syrup: Why Anheuser-Busch is Barred from its "No Corn Syrup" Campaign, Charlie Atkinson
Collective Bargaining Agreements and Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act: What Unionized Employees Should Know, Zachary Atwell
Reducing Fetlock Fractures Through the Use of Standing MRIs, Zachary Atwell
Keeping Sacred Sites Sacred: Federal Agencies Role in Protecting Native American Land, Savannah Baker
U.S. Trucking Industry in Crisis and the Impact on the Agricultural Industry, Caitlyn Barnes
“Product of the U.S.A.” Labeling in the Beef Industry: Economic Protection or Consumer Protection?, Andrew Bocanumenth
Cooling Water Intake Structures & the Best Technology Available, Sabrina Castille
The Reality of Sovereign Immunity, Sabrina Castille
Court Finds No Bias When Funding is Based on Decisions Made, Elizabeth Cooney
Trump Administration Makes Changes to the Act that is Credited with Saving the Bald Eagle, Benjamin A. Dennison
How the Ashland Aluminum Mill Became the Center of a National Security Controversy, Chris Eller
The Newest Trial to Keystone XL Pipeline: Tribes Bring New Suit Against Federal Government, Andrew Gillespie
A Different Kind of Horseplay: The Animal Cruelty Implications of Partying With Your Pet, Faith Gingrich-Goetz
Another Sting to the Bee Population: EPA Approves New Pesticide that Poses a Severe Threat to Bees, John Paul Hicks
Gambling on Kentucky's Future: The Impact Murphy v. NCAA Has on the Commonwealth, John Paul Hicks
Shifting the Burden: Why Clean Energy for Europe May Mean Environmental Destruction for Rural America, Adam Hutchinson
Black Lung = Disability and Death, So Why Are Legislators Making This Issue So Complicated?, Cornelius Kearns
Supreme Court to Take on the Muddy and Polluted Interpretations of the Clean Water Act, Lauren Keeler
The ‘War on Coal’ or the ‘War on Health’?, Lauren Keeler
Kentucky HEALTH Medicaid Waiver May Not Aid Farmers After All, Marina Kirtland
The SAFE Banking Act and Its' Importance for the Legal Cannabis Industry, Vince Kleindienst
Administrative Law is Heating Up, Thanks to Climate Change: Trump’s Replacement of the Clean Power Plan, Joy Kleisinger
Challenges to the Methane and Waste Prevention Rule, Foster L. Peebles
In the 7th Circuit, Wisconsin Butter Standard Makes the Grade, Jacob Robbins
Planting the Seeds of Success: Student Loan Forgiveness for Farmers, Miranda Roberts
Sorghum Oil: Transportation Fuel of the Future, Olivia Slusher
Barrels of Fun: Kentucky's Agritourism Statutes and the Bourbon Trail, Sarah Spalding
Churchill Downs is Making a Run for Northern Kentucky, Tommy Staffieri
The Privity Exception for Packaged Animal Food, Lucero Tennis
Banning the Butts: A Look at the World’s Largest Source of Ocean Pollution, Izabella White
Forest in Crisis: LG&E's Ploy to Destroy Kentucky Wildlife, Nicholas Wright
Fair Treatment: Regulating Forced Pooling in the Modern Age of Resource Excavation, Ian Young
Blog Posts from 2018
Can Hemp Become in the Future What Tobacco Was in Kentucky’s Past?, Colton Adams
Kentucky Proposes ELD Exemption Legislation, Kaleb Adams
A Monumental Mess: Can President Trump’s Administration Find Legal Ground to Support Its Decision to Modify National Monuments?, Alyssa Bachand
Keyspan or Century: Who’s Fronting the Bill?, Sabrina Castille
Not-So-Dormant Commerce Clause Transmitting Trouble for Minnesota Agencies?, Elizabeth Cooney
GIPSA Withdraws Final Rule Leaving Small Farmers to Fend for Themselves, Ashley Daily
Monsanto’s Dicamba a Headache for Farmers, Charles A. English
State and Federal Budget Cuts to Harm Conservation Districts, Jeremy Faulk
Questioning Secretary Perry’s Policy Proposals: Should This Be Standard Practice After His Recent “Economics Lesson”?, Eric Feldpausch
Trump’s Trade War: A Well-Intentioned Blunder, Eric Feldpausch
Profits Over Life: Trump DOI Reverses Traditional Protection for Migratory Birds, Cameron Franey
The Horseracing Integrity Act: Could A Federal Agency Bring Change For A Troubled Industry?, Jordan Gilliam
Mass Sterilization of Wild Horses: The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Newest Project, Lexy Gross
USDA Should Strengthen Licensing Requirements for Exhibitors of Exotic Animals, Lexy Gross
Balancing Religion with Animal Rights Laws: How the Legal World Has Addressed the Topic of Animal Sacrifice, Andrew Hebert
Repealing Rapanos: Shrinking the Clean Water Act’s Jurisdiction, Adam Hutchinson
The ELD Mandate Does Not Significantly Impact Horse Owners, Elizabeth Lampert
A Section 201 Solar Flare Up, Ayesha Lomonaco
Montana Federal Court to Determine the Endangered Status of Yellow Stone Grizzly Bears, Joey Mackey
Donald Trump Withdraws U.S. from Trans-Pacific Partnership, Benjamin Miller
FWS Lifts Blanket Ban on Big-Game Trophy Hunting, Katherine Moore
Who’s the Real MVP? A “Quick-Take” Eminent Domain Battle Between Private Landowners and the MVP Pipeline, Katherine Moore
Racetrack Contamination: Kentucky’s Newly-Funded Study and its Effect on Equine Drug Testing, Megan Mullins
Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Continues Construction After DC Circuit Decision, Foster L. Peebles
A Call to Modify the Section 201 Safeguard for the Solar Panel Industry, Melanie Ramsey
Life on the Grid: The FERC’s New Rule Redefines the Role of Energy Storage, Melanie Ramsey
Open for Business in Uncharted Waters: Leasing the Outer Continental Shelf, Christina Romano
Coal Ash in Herrington Lake and the Clean Water Act, Kyle A. Ruschell
The Modernization of Biotechnology Regulations: Will the Third Time Be the Charm?, Lucero Tennis
Colorado Residents Plead: Stop Fracking with Our Homes, Izabella White
Agriculture’s Growing Drone Market, Erik Young
Decentralization of the Power Grid, Ian Young
Designating a Critical Habitat for Humpback Whales, Ian Young
Blog Posts from 2017
Agricultural Crisis: How Mass Deportations Hurt America, Colton L. Adams
Clean Meats: Will Regulations Hinder the New Meats Market?, Kaleb C. Adams
Life in the Fast Lane: Horse Racing's Drug Addiction, Hannah Bennett
Trump's Promises to Coal Miners Are Likely Impossible and Should be Stopped, Beth Brown
Monsanto Faces Litigation Concerning New Dicamba Products, Kyle Bunnell
President Trump and Immigration: The Implications for American Farmers, Cody Conner
Lighthizer’s Options: Where to Go When Trade and Science Collide, Emmy Daunhauer
Daily Necessity Turned into Difficult Tasks to Stay Healthy, Elizabeth Feldpausch
Till the Last Drop, Omar Ghani
Wade in the Water, Omar Ghani
A Balancing Test: Weighing the Importance of NAFTA to the American Economy, Jordan Gilliam
Successful Hollywood Actor Fails to Sell Kentucky Horse-Farm, Faith Gingrich-Goetz
Bucking the Resource Curse in Appalachia: The Hopeful Rhetoric of the Braidy Industries Aluminum Mill, Grace Greenwell
The Resource Curse in the Land of Genghis Khan, Grace Greenwell
Fighting Against Fossil Fuels: The Reprise of Nuclear Power, Katie Haagan
Kicking the Soda Habit, Katie Haagen
Newport Banning Ranch, Rayann Houghlin
Kentucky Amish Not Dropping the Fight, Tatum Isaacs
Reaching New Heights: Curbing Kentucky’s Opioid Problem Through Legalization of Marijuana, Tatum Isaacs
CRISPR: The Future of Agriculture Has Arrived, But Who Will Control It from Here, Cassandra Keck
Got Milk? Changes in Pasteurization on the Horizon for Milk Processing Extending Shelf-Life, Cassie Keck
Does Mandatory GMO Labeling Further a Compelling Public Interest, Ashley Land
Contention Over Motorboat Usage on Crooked Lake Leads to 25 years of Litigation, Brian Lock
States Should be Careful with Legislation About Renewable Energy Integration, Brian Lock
The Fallacy of Fossil Fuels: Why the United States Needs to Focus on Developing Renewable Energy Sources, Jeana Mason
