…repealed. Looking ahead to 2016, one of the top issues for agriculture and NPPC will be the ‘Waters of the U.S.’ rule by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army…
Omnibus Approval Key for Cattle Producers
…greenhouse gas emissions on livestock operations. Unfortunately, EPA’s “Waters of the United States” rule is not addressed in the omnibus. However, the nationwide stay is still in place currently, and…
Omnibus a Win for Ag, But No Fix for WOTUS or GMOs
…and ranchers, but is disappointed that Congress failed to stop the Waters of the U.S. rule. “This tax extender package gives farmers and ranchers critical tools to help them reinvest…
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,…
Busy December for Ag in Congress
…billion cut in crop insurance made in an earlier budget deal. Efforts are also underway to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s controversial “Waters of the U.S.” rule as part of…
Trans-Pacific Partnership and Japan
…products, including flavored waters without sugar, mineral and aerated waters, vegetable proteins, roasted coffee, essential oils, planting seeds, and many spices. Tariffs on sauces and flavored waters with sugar added,…
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 National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council appreciate the bi-partisan show of support in the Senate today against the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers’ “waters of…
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
…Water Act over various waters. That jurisdiction – based on several U.S. Supreme Court decisions – had included “navigable” waters and waters with a significant hydrologic connection to navigable waters….
2015 Water Year Hottest and Driest on Record – From the California Department of Water Resources
…for the Sierra Nevada region was 32.1 degrees Fahrenheit, the first time this value was above water’s freezing point in 120 years of record-keeping. The few winter storms of the…
State Board Drops Planned Grazing Rule
…hydrology, topography, climate and land use of that region; Consider using best-management practices where appropriate; Consider establishing monitoring requirements, including watershed-wide or regional monitoring programs, to assess effectiveness of best-management…
‘Waters’ Rule Takes Effect in California
…by private citizens, with severe potential penalties. The map’s next layer shows how the rule expands the definition of regulated “adjacent waters” to cover all waters, including wetlands, that lie…
Federal Court Ruling Blocks WOTUS Implementation
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Philip Ellis statement regarding federal court ruling in North Dakota that will block EPA and the Army Corps’ “Waters of the United States” rule. “America’s…