The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers have sent a proposed update to the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget. …
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EPA Administrator Expects New WOTUS Proposal Sometime This Winter
by Colter BrownWhile little is known about how the Biden administration will rewrite waters of the United States, or WOTUS, definitions, EPA Administrator Michael Regan on Monday said exemptions for farming and …
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LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) – A federal court ordered EPA to vacate the Trump Navigable Waters Protection Rule saying in a ruling on Monday it contained errors harmful to the environment. …
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has revoked all tolerances and filed their intent to cancel all registrations for food uses of chlorpyrifos. In April, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of …
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Legislation Introduced to Uphold Navigable Waters Protection Rule
by Colter BrownRepublican Senators on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee led the introduction of legislation to codify the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Act. Montana Senator Steve Daines was one of …
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Bayer has agreed to pay $2 billion to resolve future Roundup cancer class-action lawsuits in a settlement filed in a federal court in California. In June 2020, Bayer reached a …
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The Senate Agriculture Committee announced that it will hold a hearing on Tuesday, February 2nd, to consider the nomination of Tom Vilsack as USDA secretary. The hearing begins at 10:30am …
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Republican Senators from across the country joined together to introduce a resolution to uphold the Trump Administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule this week. The resolution expresses the need for the …
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More changes could be ahead for glyphosate use in the U.S. after the EPA released a draft Biological Evaluation for the herbicide, which scrutinizes the pesticide’s potential effect on federally …
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As part of a swing across the West to focus on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfield program, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler included a visit to MSU’s Northwestern Agricultural Research Center …