Articles tagged under: WOTUS

WOTUS Repealed

Published September 13, 2019

The controversial Waters of the United States is back in the news again. "EPA and the Army (Corps of Engineers) are officially repealing the 2015 definition," said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. Wheeler said a new definition will be created to provide…

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WOTUS Reviewed

Published June 13, 2019

North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer chaired a hearing Wednesday that reviewed the Waters of the United States regulations. Cramer criticized the Obama Administration and its efforts with WOTUS. "The EPA administrator at the time promised us that this rule would…

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Trump Addresses Farmers and Renewable Fuel Industry

Published June 12, 2019

President Donald Trump came to Council Bluffs, Iowa to promote the new year-round availability of E15. Trump promised to defend American farmers and farm income will rise. "Within a year-and-a-half, I would say you would be in the best position…

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WOTUS Rule to be Updated in ’19

Published May 23, 2019

The EPA expects to issue a new definition for ‘waters of the U.S.’ by the end of this year. That timeline was included in the latest regulatory agenda from EPA. The agency received over 600,000 comments about WOTUS.

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Public WOTUS Hearing Later This Month

Published February 18, 2019

The U.S. EPA will hold a public hearing on the newly proposed Waters of the United States rule in late February in Kansas City, Kansas. The proposed regulation replaces the 2015 WOTUS rule, which increased EPA’s authority over various waters…

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WOTUS Hearing Postponed

Published January 9, 2019

The EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has postponed a planned hearing on the new Waters of the United States rule. Due to the government shutdown, the publication of the proposed rule and a scheduled January 23 public…

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DOJ Files Amicus Brief with Supreme Court

Published January 9, 2019

The U.S. Justice Department has filed ‘a friend of the court’ brief with the Supreme Court, seeking a ruling on the role groundwater has on point-source pollution. The government’s brief indicates it wants guidance from the court on this issue…

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WOTUS Hearing Scheduled

Published December 31, 2018

The Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have announced a hearing to review the updated definition of Waters of the United States. The hearing will be held January 23 in Kanas City. Other opportunities to provide input…

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Controversial WOTUS Rule Gets an Update

Published December 14, 2018

Minnesota Farm Bureau President Kevin Paap spent this past week in Washington, D.C. In addition to the American Farm Bureau Federation board meeting, Paap was been part of numerous meetings on Capitol Hill and USDA. It has been an important…

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WOTUS in the Courts

Published September 27, 2018

An agricultural coalition is asking the federal courts to stop the implementation of the Waters of the United States rule in 22 states. District courts have already taken similar action in 28 other states. American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy…

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