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Debate addresses environmental policies in agriculture
Lawyers with opposing viewpoints argued the role of litigation in the development of environmental policy for agriculture during a debate in Bumpers College Nov. 11.
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| Attorneys debate points of environmental law at UA forum. |
The Agricultural Business Club and the University of Arkansas Registered Student Organizations sponsored the debate. The featured debaters were Vince Chadick, J.D. of the Bassett Law Firm in Fayetteville and Barclay Rogers, J.D., a staff attorney with the Sierra Club of San Francisco. Chadick is a 1993 graduate of the U of A Law School and has completed his course work for the LL.M. degree in Agricultural Law. Rogers earned his law degree from Lewis and Clark College and his LL.M. in Agricultural Law from the U of A.
“The legislative process, particularly at the federal level, offers the most proactive approach to managing natural resources through environmental legislation,” Chadick said. He said existing agricultural and environmental laws were sufficient to promote successful agricultural production while protecting the environment.
Rogers said existing voluntary programs were insufficient to protect natural resources. Although litigation is not as efficient as legislation as a tool for protecting the environment, it is often the only way to bring about needed regulatory changes.
Jennie Popp, assistant professor of agricultural economics and agribusiness, said the debate was of interest in light of recent litigation over the effects of agricultural production on the Illinois River watershed. It also was of value to agricultural business students in the agricultural law concentration and those studying environmental issues in agriculture.
“The purpose of the debate was not to declare a winner, but to share information in order to understand better where each side of the issue is coming from,” Popp said.