Articles tagged under: Waters of the United States
EPA Will Host Virtual Meetings in August to Revise WOTUS
Published August 1, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of the Army are revising the definition of Waters of the United States. The WOTUS definition will be updated through two rulemakings. This includes a foundational rule to restore regulations defining WOTUS that…Trump-Era Navigable Waters Rule Remains in Place During Revision Process
Published July 19, 2021
A federal judge in South Carolina will allow the Navigable Waters Protection Rule to remain in place until the Biden Administration attempts to revise the language. Environmental activists wanted the courts to vacate the rule. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Chief…GOP Senators Upset Over EPA WOTUS Decision
Published June 22, 2021
North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer and other Republican members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee are seeking answers from the Biden Administration and its decision to repeal and replace the Navigable Waters Protection Rule. That rule was put…ND Cattle Industry Reflects on Trump’s Ag Impact
Published January 19, 2021
Regulatory rollbacks and bilateral trade agreements were positives from the Trump Administration for local cattle producers. "The Waters of the United States Rule was an enormous regulation and the administration did away with that," said Jeff Schafer, president, North Dakota…EPA Report Highlights Rural America Support in 2020
Published January 15, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency released a report on Friday outlining the ways the agency helped rural America in the last four years. Replacing the Waters of the United States rule and dicamba registration are included in the report, along with…New Waters of the United States Rule in Federal Register
Published April 21, 2020
Language replacing the Waters of the United States rule is now in the Federal Register. The Navigable Waters Protection Rule excludes streams that only contain water during or after a rainfall, most farm ditches and converted cropland. Environmental groups are…