the Waters Advocacy Coalition released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of the Army announced the proposed new water rule:
“Today’s release of a new water rule is an encouraging next step in the decades-long push for a WOTUS definition that empowers communities to protect their own water resources while providing regulatory clarity for our nation’s farmers, ranchers, small businesses, and landowners.”
WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Trump’s EPA rolls back Obama-era ‘puddle’ rule
/in NEWS /by wpengineThe Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday put new limits on an Obama-era rule that subjected watering holes and ditches to federal clean water regulations by treating them like rivers and streams. The EPA’s definition makes some key changes to the 2015 Waters of the U.S. rule, but does keep a fair amount of the original […]
CNN: EPA announces new definition of waters protected under Clean Water Act
/in NEWS /by wpengineThe EPA announced plans to change the definition of which waters in the United States are protected under the Clean Water Act on Tuesday — a change President Donald Trump has been working toward since the beginning of his administration. The new rule divides US waters into six categories: traditional navigable waters, tributaries to those […]
BROWNFIELD AG NEWS FOR AMERICA: EPA Releases New WOTUS Rule
/in NEWS /by wpengineThe EPA has released the new Waters of the U.S. Rule under the Clean Water Act. Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa says she is pleased with EPA’s rapid action. “This WOTUS replacement rule was released quickly, very important, and properly to provide much-needed regulatory certainty.” Senator Pat Roberts says during his travels around the country […]
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: EPA Chief Calls for Narrowing Scope of Clean-Water Rule
/in NEWS /by wpengineThe Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal Tuesday that reduces the number of federally protected bodies of water compared with an Obama-era rule it seeks to replace. EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler said the rule will give states needed flexibility in managing their streams and wetlands and provides greater certainty to Americans about when permits […]
Waters Advocacy Coalition (WAC) Statement on the Proposed New Water Rule
/in NEWS /by Scott Gravesthe Waters Advocacy Coalition released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of the Army announced the proposed new water rule:
“Today’s release of a new water rule is an encouraging next step in the decades-long push for a WOTUS definition that empowers communities to protect their own water resources while providing regulatory clarity for our nation’s farmers, ranchers, small businesses, and landowners.”
THE DAILY CALLER: Memo Details How Trump Will Rein In EPA’s Control Over ‘Ephemeral Streams,’ ‘Ditches’
/in NEWS /by wpengine“The previous administration’s 2015 rule wasn’t about water quality. It was about power – power in the hands of the federal government over farmers, developers, and landowners,” reads a draft Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) memo obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation. The draft memo lists Trump administration talking points for why the Obama administration’s […]
THE HILL: Put ‘regulation by enforcement’ where it belongs: The trash
/in NEWS /by wpengineTake the example of the Sacketts. Mike and Chantell Sackett wanted to build a house on their land. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wasn’t too happy about this and insisted that the Sacketts needed a permit to develop their own property. The EPA claimed that this was mandated by the Clean Water Act, which the […]
CAPITAL PRESS: NCBA: Cattle industry makes progress on environmental policy
/in NEWS /by wpengineWork remains to finalize the repeal of the waters of the U.S. rule — called WOTUS — expanding EPA and Army Corps of Engineers jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act. The rule had been suspended while the agencies worked to replace it, and two federal courts blocked implementation in 24 states. But a “zombie” WOTUS […]
THE COLUMBUS TELEGRAM: Op-Ed: Renewed Trust
/in NEWS /by wpengineI have also worked hard to eliminate unnecessary regulations frustrating our agriculture producers. We are rolling back the previous administration’s Waters of the U.S. rule, which expanded the federal government’s jurisdiction over Nebraska’s water to include everything from a ditch on the side of the road to a puddle in a pasture. Continue reading at […]
LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER: Op-Ed: Trump is keeping his promises to forgotten coal communities
/in NEWS /by wpengineThe president has acted quickly to remove regulations that were stifling the coal industry. He signed legislation to overturn the costly Stream Protection Rule within one month of his inauguration and issued an executive order two weeks later reviewing the Waters of the United States rule. The next month, the president featured coal workers prominently […]