However, infrastructure isn’t the only thing hurting day-to-day business for farmers. Overregulation has continued to strap farmers and stifle innovation. Since taking office, President Trump has prioritized regulatory reform and stopped or delayed 1,500 regulatory actions. One of those regulations included the Waters of the United States rule, which threatened how farmers could choose to […]
THE DAILY CALLER: Opinion: R Street Institute President Eli Lehrer: Open The Flood Gates Because The Trump Era Is Deregulating Like Crazy
/in NEWS /by wpengineFor the most part, Trump’s deregulatory efforts to date have been pretty simple: where the Obama administration tended to push federal powers to the maximum limits allowed under law, Trump’s appointees have minimized them. For example, everyone who looked at it agreed that Obama’s Waters of the United States Rule expanded federal control and changed […]
AGRI-PULSE: Farmers, ranchers call for regulatory relief at Senate hearing
/in NEWS /by wpengineNo hearing on regulations and agriculture would be complete without discussion of the “waters of the U.S.,” or WOTUS, rule. Zippy Duvall, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, told the committee that farmers need regulatory certainty and that AFBF is looking forward to continue working with EPA to develop common-sense rules. Continue reading at […]
THE DAILY SIGNAL: Commentary: Daren Bakst: Trump Is Repealing Obama’s Harmful Water Rule. Why Efforts to Stop Him Are Misguided.
/in NEWS /by wpengineIn 2015, the Obama administration finalized its infamous “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule—also known as the Clean Water Rule—that sought to regulate almost every type of water imaginable under the Clean Water Act. To its credit, the Trump administration is taking action to get rid of this rule by withdrawing it and then […]
E&E NEWS: CLEAN WATER RULE: Farm Bureau floats ‘rubber duck test’ in bid to sink WOTUS
/in NEWS /by wpengineThe American Farm Bureau Federation has launched a Twitter campaign using flocks of rubber ducks to push for limits to regulated waters of the United States, or WOTUS. The slogan: “If you can’t #FloatUS, it’s not a WOTUS.” “We think there are really broad and important reasons for the administration to develop a rubber duck […]
Deseret News: Ranchers praise delay of controversial federal water rule
/in NEWS /by wpengine“We applaud the EPA and Army Corps for hitting the pause button while we search for added clarity and certainty for America’s farmers,” said Dennis Nuxoll in a statement released by the Western Growers, which represents local and regional farmers in multiple Western states. The Utah Farm Bureau pushed for the rule’s demise, and the […]
E&E NEWS: CLEAN WATER RULE: Trump admin finalizes WOTUS applicability date
/in NEWS /by wpengineU.S. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers finalized a rule that would delay the effective date of the 2015 Clean Water Rule. “Today, EPA is taking action to reduce confusion and provide certainty to America’s farmers and ranchers,” EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said. “The 2015 WOTUS rule developed by the Obama administration will not […]
LA GRANDE OBSERVER: Opinion: Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR): CONNECTION TO CONGRESS: Precisely the change Oregon needed out of Washington
/in NEWS /by wpengineWithin the first 11 months, the Trump administration had canceled or delayed more than 1,500 planned regulatory actions. That is 22 for every new one proposed. Included is one that rolled back the over-reaching Waters of the U.S. rule, which would have let the federal government regulate everything from stock ponds and irrigation ditches to […]
E&E NEWS: CLEAN WATER RULE: Trump admin moves to finalize WOTUS delay
/in NEWS /by wpengineThe Trump administration has moved to finalize a delay of the Clean Water Rule before an appeals court can withdraw its stay of the 2015 regulation. U.S. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers sent a final rule late last week to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for review. It would […]
THE VINDICATOR: Congressman in Liberty after addressing Rice Symposium
/in NEWS /by wpengineOne particular issue of concern he [Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX)] mentioned is over how the federal government defines “Waters of the United States” that fall under federal jurisdiction. Obama-era regulatory changes expanded the definition of Waters of the United States. So much so, Babin said, that any ditch with water in it or a mud […]
SPRINGFIELD NEWS-LEADER: Opinion: Rep. Billy Long (R-MO): Fighting for farmers everywhere
/in NEWS /by wpengineHowever, infrastructure isn’t the only thing hurting day-to-day business for farmers. Overregulation has continued to strap farmers and stifle innovation. Since taking office, President Trump has prioritized regulatory reform and stopped or delayed 1,500 regulatory actions. One of those regulations included the Waters of the United States rule, which threatened how farmers could choose to […]