Articles tagged under: WOTUS
Top Story #9: A Changing Regulatory Environment
Published December 31, 2021
At least three things come to mind looking back at the challenging regulatory environment: the Waters of the United States rule, chlorpyrifos and dicamba. The Environmental Protection Agency is re-defining WOTUS again. Agriculture wants certainty and the EPA wants a…EPA Releases 2022 Agenda
Published December 17, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency released its unified agenda for the year ahead. The agency plans to release plans for the 2023 renewable volume obligations under the RFS by May and complete the rule one year from now. Canola oil is…Double Check NRCS Wetland Determination Maps
Published December 11, 2021
Last year, USDA adjusted the wetland determination process. Minnesota-based Rinke Noonan Law attorney Kale Van Bruggen says famers can recertify wetland determinations or request changes. NRCS wetland determination maps are also connected to the EPA’s Waters of the United States…WOTUS Definition Published in Federal Register
Published December 8, 2021
The Biden Administration has published its rule defining the Waters of the United States rule in the Federal Register. Last month, the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers said it planned to repeal the Navigable Waters Protection Rule established during…EPA Seeks Common Ground on New WOTUS
Published November 23, 2021
In Bismarck last Monday afternoon, EPA Assistant Administrator of Water Radhika Fox and Army Corps of Engineers Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Works Jaime Pinkham took input on the Waters of the United States rule. American Farm Bureau Federation Vice…WOTUS Listening Session Today in ND
Published November 22, 2021
EPA Assistant Administrator Radhika Fox and Army Corps of Engineers Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Works Jaime Pinkham will be in Bismarck today to take input on the Waters of the United States rule. EPA is hosting ten virtual listening…WOTUS Listening Session Coming to North Dakota
Published November 16, 2021
North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer will host a Waters of the United States listening session on Monday, November 22. Cramer will be joined by EPA Assistant Administrator Radhika Fox for this event. Bismarck. The EPA is holding ten virtual listening…Steps Taken to Revise WOTUS Definition
Published October 14, 2021
The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers sent a proposed Waters of the United States rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget. Details have not been released, but this will create a new definition for WOTUS. The…NCBA Condemns Court Ruling That Vacates Navigable Waters Rule
Published September 1, 2021
The latest chapter in wetlands policy is resulting in more uncertainty for farmers and ranchers. A federal court in Arizona struck down the Navigable Waters Protection Rule that was implemented last year. "The 2015 WOTUS rule is no longer on…