…conditions. Several organizations representing agricultural interests have expressed appreciation for the Congressional effort to overturn the Biden Administration’s Waters of the United States rule. A research breakthrough has identified a…
Disappointment in Biden Veto of WOTUS Resolution
President Joe Biden vetoed the Congressional effort to overturn the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. The bipartisan Congressional Review Act joint resolution had been approved by both houses…
Biden Encouraged to Follow Congressional Approval of WOTUS Repeal
Several organizations representing agricultural interests have expressed appreciation for the Congressional effort to overturn the Biden Administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. The Congressional Review Act joint resolution…
Senate Passes Congressional Review of WOTUS, Biden Expected to Veto
The U.S. Senate passed the Congressional Review Act joint resolution of disapproval to overturn the Biden Administration’s Waters of the United States Rule. It passed by a 53-43 vote with…
Federal Judge Raises Constitutional Questions About WOTUS Rule
…the significant-nexus test ebbs beyond the already uncertain boundaries Justice Kennedy established for it. Specifically, by extending the significant-nexus test to ‘interstate waters,’ and not just to those ‘waters ….
California Water Mismanagement Called Out by Lawmakers
…spent years in a dispute with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers after plowing his wheat field and being cited for violating the Waters of the U.S. Rule. Congressman Doug…
Interview with Congressman John Duarte
…stepped into the spotlight several years ago when he took on the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers over their Waters of the U.S. rule, under which he was cited…
California Strawberries Experience Storm Damage Nearing $200 Million
…still waiting for flood waters to recede. CSC broke down the areas that have been hardest hit by the storm systems, with 573 acres in Santa Cruz and North Monterey…
WOTUS Lawsuit Challenges ‘Vague and Unpredictable Standards’
A legal challenge to the new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule has been filed by a coalition of agricultural and other business organizations. The WOTUS lawsuit has been…
AFBF: More Uncertainty for WOTUS
Friant-Kern Canal Agriculture Landscape The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) says more uncertainty is ahead when it comes to the new Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. The new rule…
The Start of The New Year Sees New WOTUS Rule
A final rule to define the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act was issued to end out 2022. The final WOTUS rule was announced by…
California’s 30×30 Conservation Plan Moving Forward
…percent of the state’s land and coastal waters by 2030. More than $750 million in new funding was approved last month to help support the conservation effort. An event was…
CFBF Hosts WOTUS Roundtable
Roundtables continue on the topic of the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Waters of the US (WOTUS) rule. In June of last year, the EPA and ACE announced their…
Cattle, Water Industry Reps Gives Insights During First WOTUS Roundtable
WOTUS is in the spotlight once again. Cattle producers representing several states voiced their concerns with the Environmental Protection Agency’s and Army Corps of Engineers’ ongoing Waters of the U.S. rulemaking attempt…