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14 Small Refinery Exemptions Approved

Published November 7, 2025

The EPA has approved 14 requests for small refinery waivers, exempting these companies from the biofuel blending mandates. Two requests were denied. The agency now has 15 small refinery exemptions pending. The biofuel industry generally opposes these waivers from the…
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NPC Supports EPA Registration of New Fungicide

Published September 15, 2025

The National Potato Council has submitted comments to EPA backing the registration of a new active ingredient, Fluoxapiprolin. Classified under FRAC code 49, this ingredient would offer an additional mode of action for managing late blight when used in rotation…
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Change Possible in Wetlands Permitting

Published September 2, 2025

According to an internal EPA document obtained by Politico, the Trump Administration will soon eliminate federal protection for many wetlands. A new Clean Water Act rule would reportedly have the government regulate wetlands if it met a two-part standard. Number…
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Zeldin Outlines EPA’s Ag Policy Priorities

Published May 9, 2025

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is tackling several major policy priorities impacting agriculture, including Waters of the United States. “Our goal is to be able to come up with a simple definition that farmers, ranchers, landowners across this country are going…
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Focusing on WOTUS Clarity

Published May 1, 2025

The Trump Administration is reviewing the Waters of the United States definition. This goal is to bring the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers jurisdictional decisions in line with the Supreme Court Sackett v. EPA ruling.  "We want to focus…
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Ninth Circuit Rejects CAFO Lawsuit

Published April 25, 2025

A federal appeals court has rejected an attempt by Food and Water Watch, the Center for Biological Diversity and other activist groups to tighten the regulations for large animal feeding operations. These groups claimed the EPA acted in an arbitrary…
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Cramer: WOTUS Update a Win for Farmers

Published March 13, 2025

North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer joined EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to announce updated guidance on the definition of Waters of the United States, clarifying that wetlands will only fall under federal jurisdiction if they directly abut a navigable waterway with…
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New EPA Administrator on the Job

Published January 30, 2025

The Senate has confirmed Lee Zeldin as the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Zeldin previously served as a congressman from New York. He won confirmation with a 56-42 vote.
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