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EPA, Corps scrap 2015 WOTUS with repeal rule

09/11/19 11:59 PM By Steve Davies

The Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers are formally repealing the 2015 “waters of the U.S.” rule in advance of publishing a new WOTUS rule around the end of the year.

Georgia judge finds 2015 WOTUS rule unlawful

08/22/19 5:01 PM By Steve Davies

Another federal court has found the 2015 “waters of the U.S.” rule legally deficient, but language in the ruling could add another layer of controversy to the Trump administration's efforts to rewrite the rule.

Daybreak West for Week of July 15-19

07/15/19 12:14 AM By Brad Hooker

Reclamation releases water report * Newsom signs ag bills * Ag should collaborate for Water Resilience Portfolio * Spray drift

Opinion: How to make the new 'Waters of the US' definition last

07/11/19 9:35 AM By Kendal Frazier and Barb Glenn

For farmers and ranchers living under the uncertainty of the 2015 Waters of the United States rule, this year could bring relief to an ongoing state of regulatory confusion. Currently, the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers are reviewing over 600,000 public comments on a revised definition of WOTUS that aims to replace the detrimental 2015 rule.

Five questions for Assemblymember James Gallagher

07/10/19 10:06 AM By Brad Hooker

Farmers must now invest time and money to get their voice heard in politics, said Gallagher. Otherwise, they can become collateral damage.

Washington Week Ahead: USTR presses USCMA, House debates FY20 bills

06/16/19 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

The White House steps up its campaign to get Congress to approve the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement this week, dispatching U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer for hearings on both sides of Capitol Hill.

WOTUS hearing calls for more clarity from Trump administration

06/12/19 5:12 PM By Steve Davies

Democrats, Republicans and witnesses at a Senate hearing today all agreed on the need for clean water, but disagreed on whether the Trump administration’s proposed WOTUS rule is the best way to get it.

Farm groups, enviros at odds over EPA/Corps WOTUS proposal

04/17/19 6:25 AM By Steve Davies

The Trump administration’s proposed new definition of “Waters of the United States” in the Clean Water Act is either a radical policy shift that misinterprets Supreme Court precedent and will leave up to 70 percent of tributaries and half the nation’s wetlands unprotected, or it’s a constitutionally valid approach to regulating the nation’s waters that preserves the states’ lead role over water pollution control and land use planning.

Trump promises farmers his policies will yield 'great harvest'

01/14/19 4:40 PM By Philip Brasher

President Donald Trump assured farmers struggling through a prolonged economic slump that better times are ahead for U.S. agriculture because of his efforts to lower trade barriers to American exports and roll back regulations.

Duvall highlights trade, deregulatory action as key 2019 Farm Bureau issues

01/13/19 5:42 PM By Spencer Chase

In his kickoff speech at the outset of the 2019 American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual convention, AFBF President Zippy Duvall listed a laundry list of reasons why last year was one to forget in production agriculture, but said it was a banner year for Farm Bureau’s lobbying efforts.

Opinion: Three voices. One message. Ratify USMCA now.

Joanna Lidback, USA dairy farmer; Cherilyn Nagel, Canadian grain farmer; and Gina Gutierrez, Mexican dairy farmer come together to share their thoughts on a full ratification of USMCA.

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