…case in counter lawsuits between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and John Duarte of Duarte Nursery. Sabrina Hill reports. Listen to the report on the WOTUS lawsuit ruling It…
EPA Anti-Farmer Campaign
…report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the EPA violated federal lobbying and advocacy laws by funding social media campaigns supporting EPA’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule. For…
Agri View: Elections and Choices
…We also had many chime in with milk prices, climate change and immigration. All important agricultural issues impacting our ag community. Here are the poll results: Trade – 13% WOTUS-…
6th Circuit Exercises Jurisdiction over WOTUS
…it does have jurisdiction to hear cases in the on-going legal dispute against the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. 6th Circuit Exercises Jurisdiction over WOTUS…
President Vetoes Resolution of Disapproval of WOTUS
…and countless stakeholders who have challenged the WOTUS rule. With Congress clearly showing their disapproval of this rule, the consequences of WOTUS implementation now rest solely with President Obama.” The…
House Passes Resolution to Disapprove WOTUS Rule
The House passed a joint resolution to disapprove the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule under a Congressional Review Act. This resolution would nullify the rule submitted by the…
Why is the EPA Suing John Duarte for Plowing his Land?
…of his life: a lawsuit to preserve agricultural exemptions under the Clean Water Act, the very exemptions the EPA tells us will remain under the WOTUS (Waters of the U.S.)…
Appropriations Bill Falls Short for Farmers While Tax Bill Offers Hope
…GMO labeling and WOTUS provisions; language which would have provided relief in the ethanol sector by fixing the Reid Vapor Pressure standards; and funding for the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability…
Omnibus a Win for Ag, But No Fix for WOTUS or GMOs
…truly disappointed that Congress did not include legislation to stop implementation of WOTUS,” Stallman said. “The courts have already expressed serious legal concerns about the rule, and the U.S. Government…
GAO says EPA Violated Federal Law to Subvert Public Opinion
…“waters of the United States” rule. The decision found the EPA engaged in covert propaganda and grassroots lobbying to support the WOTUS rule. Philip Ellis, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association president,…
WOTUS Guidance Would Result in Continued Confusion
If federal agencies are left the task of developing implementation guidance for the Waters of the U.S. rule (WOTUS), the result will be a continuation of the rule’s “liabilities, confusion…
Senate Passes Resolution to Withdraw WOTUS Rule
…the United States” (WOTUS) rule. NCBA President, Philip Ellis said the joint resolution passed today by the Senate (53-44) could finally put this burdensome regulation to rest. “America’s cattlemen and…
WOTUS Update: NCBA,PLC Urge Senate Support for Federal Water Quality Protection Act
…would direct the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers to withdraw the current “waters of the United States” or WOTUS rule and immediately work with all stakeholders to draft a…
Judge Orders Nationwide Stay of WOTUS Rule
…to stay implementation over concern that burden to state and federal government, as well as private parties and the public in general, from the implementation of the WOTUS rule outweighed…