Articles tagged under: WOTUS

Taking a Stance on Environmental Regs

Published January 10, 2026

Lincoln County, South Dakota, farmer Dan Propst is a member of the American Farm Bureau Federation's Environmental Regulations/Water Advisory Committee. "I'll be going to DC on that, talking about water issues, endangered species issues, things with pesticides and what we…
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WOTUS Public Comments Submitted

Published January 7, 2026

The public comment period for the Trump Administration’s proposed new definition of waters of the United States is complete. The change is in reaction to the Supreme Court decision in the Sackett versus EPA lawsuit. The American Soybean Association comments…
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Cramer, Armstrong Praise New WOTUS Direction

Published December 12, 2025

North Dakota political leaders described the Trump administration’s revised Waters of the United States rule as a major shift toward regulatory clarity for agriculture and energy. During the first federal listening session for WOTUS, North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer said…
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A New WOTUS Definition

Published November 17, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a new definition of Waters of the United States. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said if finalized, this definition would provide clarity to farmers, ranchers and landowners. The definition follows the Supreme Court’s Sackett ruling.…
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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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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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GOP Bill Addresses WOTUS Fix

Published December 1, 2023

A group of farm state Republican senators have introduced legislation to provide regulatory certainty for farmers, ranchers and landowners. This proposal would codify the definition of prior converted cropland from the Trump Administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule. South Dakota Senator…
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