America’s farmers and ranchers are leading the way in greenhouse gas emission reduction through voluntary conservation efforts and market-based incentives.The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse…
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EPA Launches New Office to Strengthen Engagement with Agricultural and Rural Communities
by Brett McRaeWASHINGTON – Today, March 1, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it is establishing a new office to expand engagement opportunities with agricultural and rural communities. The creation of…
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The Environmental Protection Agency announced a series of steps Wednesday that EPA intends to take to comply with the Endangered Species Act when it comes to pesticide use. In a…
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States and Ag Groups Fight Against Amended WOTUS Rule in Federal Court
by Colter BrownA total of 26 states and a group of agriculture interests have renewed the legal fight against the Biden administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, filing amended complaints…
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EPA rejected petitions from environmental groups in August seeking more regulation of confined animal feeding operations. Now, those groups, along with agriculture interests, have taken the fight to a federal…
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The EPA removed the term “significant nexus” from the waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule in a final revision announced by the agency Tuesday after the Supreme Court in May…
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According to a Reuters article, the US Supreme Court has ruled in favor of landowners and ag groups to overturn a lower courts decision that upheld the EPA’s determination of…
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Federal Judge Denies Request to Issue a National WOTUS Injunction
by Colter BrownA federal judge in Texas granted a preliminary injunction on Sunday, halting the Biden administration’s waters of the U.S. rule in Texas and Idaho, pending the outcome of a lawsuit…
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Attorney General Knudsen Announces Lawsuit Against Overreaching WOTUS Rule
by Colter BrownHELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and attorneys general from 23 other states today announced a lawsuit against the Biden administration’s “Waters of the United States” rule that attempts…
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Ag Groups Say EPA Should Have Delayed WOTUS Until Supreme Court Ruling
by Brett McRaeLINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) — Though the EPA is selling the latest waters of the U.S. rule as bringing needed clarity and certainty to farmers and ranchers, agriculture interest groups and…