…organizations as well as the states of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. The groups challenged the 2015 WOTUS rule as unlawfully expanding federal jurisdiction at the expense of state and municipal…
Longest Recorded Government Shutdown Impacting Key Ag Programs
…States (WOTUS) rule in the Federal Register. While many USDA inspection services are continuing, Farm Service Agency county offices will remain closed until the government shutdown ends. USDA has also…
Looking at the Water Year Ahead
…to the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. The new simplified version of WOTUS is expected to go into effect sometime in 2019 and is intended to provide better regulatory…
New WOTUS Rule Proposal Brings Optimism
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers have proposed a new draft of the Waters of the United State rule, known as the WOTUS rule, that seeks…
EPA and Army Propose New “Waters of the United States” Definition
…are available at: https://www.epa.gov/wotus-rule. Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt Ramsey November 4, 2025 CIR Agriculture Harvester Products November 1, 2025 Beef…
Throw Out Water Rule, Farm Bureau, Others Tell Texas Court
…2015 rule in the 22 states where it is now in force. A copy of the Georgia filing is also below. WOTUS-Texas (.pdf) WOTUS-Georgia (.pdf) Source: American Farm Bureau Federation…
American Farm Bureau Asks Federal Court to Halt WOTUS Rule Nationwide
…court extends its injunction as requested, the WOTUS rule will be temporarily blocked in all 50 states. As explained in the motion, one of the many problems with the WOTUS…
Iowa Allowed To Join WOTUS Lawsuit
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….