The Waters of the US (WOTUS) Rule goes into effect Friday. What do farmers need to watch out for and what can they do about it at this point? Sabrina…
California Farms and WOTUS
They’re trying to regulate even water we don’t have – that’s the word from a California policy expert on the EPA’s new Waters of the US (WOTUS) rule. Hear why…
Army Corps Criticizes EPA for Flawed Rulemaking, Warns WOTUS has Little Legal Standing and is Not Based on Science
Internal memos released by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee reveal the Army Corps of Engineers, the primary regulator over Environmental Protection Agency’s “waters of the United States” rule,…
Application Open for Beef Industry Internship in Washington D.C.
…the “waters of the United States” regulation, international trade agreements, the potential impact of foreign animal diseases, and many more,” said Pudenz, who is a junior at Hillsdale College studying…
President Obama’s Designation of Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument
…will have used the Antiquities Act to establish or expand 19 national monuments. Altogether, he has protected more than 260 million acres of public lands and waters – more than…
American Farm Bureau, Agriculture and Industry Groups Ask Court to Ditch EPA’s Unlawful Water Rule
…interstate or intrastate.” The “opaque and unwieldy” rule “leaves the identification of jurisdictional waters so vague and uncertain that Plaintiffs and their members cannot determine whether and when the most…
Polluted Rivers, Lakes and Coastal Waters Need Cleanup and Restoration Plans
…to protect and restore California’s damaged waters.” The federal Clean Water Act requires states to monitor and assess their rivers, lakes and coastal waters and submit a list of impaired…
New Support for Producers Affected by Drought
Resilient Lands and Waters partnership will focus public and private resources towards conserving and restoring the Sierra-Cascade California Headwaters Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Interior Deputy Secretary Michael Connor and California…
Federal Spending Bill Includes Important Provisions for Producers
…on private property. “This committee took the much needed step of defunding the implementation of the EPA’s Waters of the United States final rule,” said Yager. “The final rule released…
Farm Bureau Hails Committee Action To Stop EPA Overreach
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s passage of a bill to stop the EPA’s Waters of the U.S. rule shows Congress is listening, even if the EPA won’t. The…
EPA Abused Rulemaking Process, AFBF General Counsel Steen Tells Senate
The EPA abused and distorted the normal rule making process to pre-determine the outcome of its highly controversial “Waters of the U.S.” rule, American Farm Bureau Federation General Counsel Ellen…
EPA Finalizes Proposed ‘Waters of the US’ Rule
“Nothing left unregulated” is the apparent motto of the Environmental Protection Agency. Today, the Agency finalized its “Waters of the United States” proposed rule, which unilaterally strips private property rights…
Lawmaker Wants to Change Endangered Species Act
…little more difficult with an administration like this, especially who’s raising the bar on the regulatory environment seemingly on a daily basis when it comes to waters of the US…
Farm Bureau Applauds Senate Move to Stop EPA Overreach
…put in check the Environmental Protection Agency and its attempt to broaden the definition of “waters of the U.S.” “Tens of thousands of farmers, ranchers and land owners have spoken…