A federal judge in Georgia on Friday granted 11 states’ request for an order blocking implementation of the Obama administration’s controversial Clean Water Rule. Judge Lisa Godbey Wood of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia agreed to halt the rule from taking effect in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, North Carolina, […]
ABC NEWS: EPA sends rollback of Obama water protection rule to White House
/in NEWS /by wpengineThe Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers have sent a proposal to revise an Obama administration rule intended to protect bodies of water to the White House for review, a move that could roll back what some industry groups have called burdensome federal overregulation. The Clean Water Act regulates bodies of water in […]
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS: Federal court orders injunction in EPA suit
/in NEWS /by wpengineU.S. District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood granted a motion in Brunswick, Friday, for a preliminary injunction, on behalf of a group of mostly Southern and Midwestern states, that sued a group of federal agencies to prevent the implementation of the 2015 Waters of the United States rule. In her order, Wood wrote that the […]
THE DAILY CALLER: Nearly A Dozen More States Win An injunction Against Obama’s WOTUS Rule
/in NEWS /by wpengineA federal judge granted a preliminary injunction to 11 more states against former President Barack Obama’s Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule Friday, Politico reported. A federal judge in North Dakota exempted 13 other states from the rule in 2015 after the rule was finalized. Friday’s wave of injunctions, issued by U.S. District Court Judge […]
INSIDE EPA: Judge Finds CWA Rule ‘Likely’ Illegal, Blocking Enforcement In 11 States
/in NEWS /by wpengineA federal district judge has barred enforcement of the Obama EPA’s Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction rule in 11 states, holding that the standard as crafted is likely unlawful and providing a major boost to opponents of the Obama-era policy who have called for it to be overturned either administratively or in the courts. The […]
E&E NEWS: CLEAN WATER RULE: Judge blocks WOTUS in 11 states
/in NEWS /by wpengineA federal judge in Georgia on Friday granted 11 states’ request for an order blocking implementation of the Obama administration’s controversial Clean Water Rule. Judge Lisa Godbey Wood of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia agreed to halt the rule from taking effect in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, North Carolina, […]
DTN THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER: WOTUS on Hold in 24 States
/in NEWS /by wpengineA federal district court in Georgia slapped a preliminary injunction on the 2015 waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule on Friday, suspending the implementation of the rule in 11 states. The order for injunction handed down by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, is the latest action in a […]
WNAX: EPA Takes Next Step to Redefine “Waters of the United States”
/in NEWS /by wpengineFriday, the Environmental Protection Agency along with the Department of the Army set their “Step 2” rule that would redefine the Waters of the United States Rule for the Office of Management and Budget to review. Minnesota Cattlemen’s Association President Krist Wollum is pleased they’re moving forward with a rewrite of WOTUS and is interested […]
FEEDSTUFFS: Ag groups file brief in support of action against WOTUS
/in NEWS /by wpengineA broad coalition of farm and business groups filed a brief Friday in support of 13 states challenging the EPA’s 2015 “Waters of the United States” rule before a federal district court in North Dakota. The brief explains how EPA repeatedly broke the law in writing a rule that would vastly expand its Clean Water […]
AGRI-PULSE: Ag groups seek to have WOTUS declared unlawful
/in NEWS /by wpengineIf the “waters of the United States” rule became law, it would “freeze up” the use of farmland as landowners try to determine “whether every minor drainage ditch, dry arroyo, and nearby puddle is covered by the Clean Water Act,” farm groups said in an amicus brief filed in federal court in North Dakota. The […]
THE GRAND ISLAND INDEPENDENT: Opinion: Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE): A strong Farm Bill is good for Nebraska
/in NEWS /by wpengineOverall, it has also been a positive year for agriculture in terms of reduced regulation. Livestock haulers received an extended exemption from electronic logging device (ELD) requirements, which I hope to make permanent through a bill I plan to introduce this month. At the same time, farmers and ranchers were permanently exempted from misguided regulations […]