Before President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month, the Obama Administration is working to issue as many as 98 final regulations. Politico reports 17 of those actions under review are…
National Organic Standards Board Meeting
…March 30, 2017, at www.regulations.gov. The public is invited to provide oral comments during one of two sessions – at the meeting or during a webinar. The webinar will be…
Christmas Tree Promotion Board Members Named
…participating stakeholders. For more information about the Christmas Tree Promotion Board, contact Victoria Carpenter at (202) 720-9915, or email VictoriaM.Carpenter@ams.usda.gov. For more information about research and promotion programs, visit www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/research-promotion….
Softwood Lumber Board Appointments
…treatment of participating stakeholders. For information on the Softwood Lumber Board, contact Maureen Pello at (503) 632-8848, or email Maureen.Pello@ams.usda.gov. For more information about research and promotion programs, visit www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/research-promotion….
Conaway urges CFTC to halt midnight rulemaking
…the final months of President Obama’s administration. In the letter, he asked Massad to refrain from “pushing through controversial regulations,”; adding, “While we may not agree on which regulations are…
Environmental Regulations Early GOP Target
…the Oval Office. Republicans in Congress have certain things on their wish list as well: no federal regulations on fracking, no federal greenhouse gas regulations, as well as expanding development…
A Foundation for the Future of BLM’s Renewable Energy Program
…regulations will become effective 30 days after they are published in the Federal Register. The rule refines the application review process and increases financial certainty by giving developers the option…
What Does President Trump Mean for Canada
…some of Trump’s trade ideas, saying they may violate WTO trade regulations. Trump’s stance against the Trans-Pacific Partnership also has Canada concerned. Colin Robertson, Vice President of the Canadian Global…
What Does Trump Win Mean for Ag
…to “end the war on the American farmer.” During the campaign, Trump said he would keep the Farm bill together, fix the nation’s infrastructure, cut back on government regulations, and…
Environmental Assessment for the Biological Control of Giant Reed
…United States to reduce the severity of giant reed infestations. The public is invited to review and comment on the environmental assessment by December 8, 2016. Learn more at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0069….
State Water Agencies Side Against WOTUS
…aqueducts, could be considered “tributaries,” potentially leading to a set of new regulations. Politico called the move a blow to the Obama administration after the EPA made changes in the…
Post-Election Flurry of Environmental Rules Expected
A Wall Street Journal reporter says the Obama administration is readying at least five environmental regulations to issue within the next two months. Amy Harder reports that four of the…
Pesticide Conversations Already Happening with Schools
…The California Department of Pesticide Regulations has proposed new regulations on pesticide use near schools and daycares. The proposal has several rules for growers within a 1/4 of a mile…
Government and Industry Groups Ask Court to Overturn EPA Water Rule
…that outcome,” AFBF General Counsel Ellen Steen said. “It treated the rulemaking process like a game to be won instead of a deliberative process for developing lawful and reasonable regulations.”…