Another example: During a 2015 House Committee hearing on the EPA’s regulatory overreach, Rep. Frank Lucas, Oklahoma Republican, grilled EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy concerning the agency’s failure to provide scientific and legal justification for the Waters of the U.S. rule. The 2015 Waters of the U.S. rule redefined “navigable waters” and expanded federal jurisdiction as […]
HARTSVILLE VIDETTE: U.S. Senate candidate Marsha Blackburn visits Hartsville
/in NEWS /by wpengineBlackburn cited the Environmental Protection Agency and a vote to repeal part of the Dodd-Frank Act, which brought greater oversight to banks after the Great Recession of 2007-08. President Trump signed a bill rolling back part of those regulations into law last week. “Dodd-Frank has been so tough on our local and state-chartered banks,” she […]
LAW360: Analysis: Construction Industry Anxious For Water Rule Saga To Dry Up
/in NEWS /by wpengineThe construction industry spends huge amounts of time and money on all kinds of permits to complete a project, and few pose bigger headaches than those triggered when the federal government determines that a project affects water bodies protected by the Clean Water Act — making the Trump administration’s attempt to clear up the issue […]
INSIDE EPA: House GOP’s CWA Jurisdiction Rider May Hint At Scope Of New EPA Rule
/in NEWS /by wpengineGOP House members, including a former Trump energy adviser from the 2016 campaign, are floating a proposal to sharply narrow the scope of Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction as an amendment to the Farm Bill, a potential hint at EPA’s pending proposal to replace the Obama-era CWA policy that is prompting alarm from environmentalists. The […]
E&E NEWS: CLEAN WATER RULE: Farm bill amendment would make Scalia opinion law
/in NEWS /by wpengineA pair of House Republicans are hoping to redefine which wetlands and waterways are covered by the Clean Water Act in an amendment to this year’s farm bill. Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) would limit the scope of the Clean Water Act to include only “relatively permanent, standing or continuously flowing […]
BROWNFIELD AG NEWS FOR AMERICA: WOTUS Rule Still A Threat To Farmers
/in NEWS /by wpengineContrary to the belief of some, the controversial Waters of the U.S. Rule could still afflict farmers and landowners. American Farm Bureau senior regulatory director Don Parrish says as litigation continues, the 2015 Obama-era rule remains a threat to agriculture. “We need this administration to do its job right. We need it to dot its […]
POLITICO PRO: EPA Punts WOTUS Rewrite to 2019
/in NEWS /by wpengineEPA is pushing back its timeline for rewriting the Obama administration’s controversial water rule by several months, with a final version now not expected until September 2019. Administrator Scott Pruitt has promised that a proposed version of the rule, which would narrow the definition of which streams and wetlands are protected under the Clean Water […]
THE WASHINGTON TIMES: Opinion: American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall: Reforming the Environmental Protection Agency
/in NEWS /by wpengineAnother example: During a 2015 House Committee hearing on the EPA’s regulatory overreach, Rep. Frank Lucas, Oklahoma Republican, grilled EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy concerning the agency’s failure to provide scientific and legal justification for the Waters of the U.S. rule. The 2015 Waters of the U.S. rule redefined “navigable waters” and expanded federal jurisdiction as […]
AMERICAN AG RADIO NETWORK: EPA Chief Says WOTUS Replacement Inspired by Justice Scalia
/in NEWS /by wpengineEPA Administrator Scott Pruitt told farm broadcasters gathered in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday that some important developments are on the way regarding the Waters of the U.S. rule. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finalized a rule in June 2015 that significantly expanded the definition of “waters of the United […]
INSIDE EPA: EPA’s Ross Eyes Greater Water Policy ‘Engagement,’ Incremental Changes
/in NEWS /by wpengineEPA water chief David Ross is looking for ways to replicate in other rulemakings the type of engagement the agency used with states to discuss changes to the Obama-era Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction rule, while stressing the need for incremental progress with water policies rather than trying to accomplish everything at once. Speaking at […]
INSIDE EPA: EPA, Corps Ready ‘Supplemental Proposal’ To Boost Repeal Of CWA Rule
/in NEWS /by wpengineEPA and the Army Corps of Engineers have sent for White House review a “supplemental proposal” to boost their pending repeal of the Obama-era Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction rule that will seek a new round of input on scrapping and replacing the rule, an unexpected step that could potentially delay any final rule on […]