A North Dakota federal judge says Iowa can temporarily stop enforcing the 2015 Waters of the U.S. rule (WOTUS). The Associated Press says several ag and business groups challenged the…
Water Works: How the WOTUS Rule Returned to California
…injunction against the 2015 WOTUS Rule. “There’s 26 states in which the 2015 WOTUS Rule is the law of the land and that does include California,” Fisher noted. The controversy…
Three More States Enter WOTUS Court Battle
…the applicability of WOTUS throughout the nation,” Paxton wrote in his motion. The WOTUS rule is currently enjoined in 24 states due to other court decisions. Groups including the American…
AFBF, Coalition Seek Reprieve from Order Reviving Flawed WOTUS Rule
…consider whether to repeal the WOTUS rule. AFBF and the coalition warn of the “patchwork regulatory regime” created by allowing implementation of the WOTUS rule in about half the nation….
American Farm Bureau Coalition Fights to Stop Illegal 2015 WOTUS Rule
…WOTUS Rule. Two other federal district courts have already granted injunctions blocking the WOTUS Rule in a total of 24 states, citing immediate and “irreparable injuries” likely to result from…
Farm Bureau: Now, More Than Ever, We Must Ditch the Rule
…invalidate the agency’s ‘applicability rule’ that had simply delayed the effective date of the 2015 WOTUS rule. The delay rule would have maintained regulatory certainty and stability while the administration…
Farm Bureau Hails District Court WOTUS Decision
The following statement about a recent federal district court ruling regarding the 2015 “Waters of the United States” rule may be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall….
President Trump Signs Omnibus
…a rule that courts have already found to be likely illegal and would allow the agencies to move forward on their efforts to develop a new WOTUS rule that comports…
Farm Bureau Asks Court to Block Obama WOTUS Rule
…delays application of the 2015 WOTUS rule for two years while the agencies consider its possible repeal or revision. Eager to have the 2015 rule go into effect, a handful…
EPA, Army Corps, Sign WOTUS Delay
…National Association of State Departments of Agriculture winter meeting Wednesday, telling attendees “I am actually singing that today,” when asked about the WOTUS delay. Bloomberg News reports the White House…
Farm Bureau Applauds Delay of Unlawful WOTUS Rule
…farmers and ranchers while the agencies continue the important work of withdrawing and rewriting the unlawful 2015 WOTUS rule. America’s farmers value clean water as much as anyone, and they…
EPA Sends WOTUS Delay Rule to White House
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has sent a final rule to the White House that would prevent the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) Rule from taking effect. The EPA rushed…
Farm Bureau Statement on WOTUS Jurisdiction Decision
…courts of appeals—have jurisdiction to review the 2015 Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. This Supreme Court decision brings greater clarity to an important issue that has bogged down the…
Changes to California Agriculture Coming in 2018
…of the term ‘waters of the United States’, commonly known as the WOTUS rule, is anticipated to be announced in early 2018. The ruling will determine who has jurisdiction to…