Disappointment with EPA’s Latest WOTUS Rule
A number of agricultural groups have expressed significant disappointment in the revised Waters of the U.S. rule released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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What’s Next for Waters of the U.S. Rule?
Questions remain as the EPS stated that it will update the Waters of the U.S. rule by September.
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EPA Moves to Maintain Consumer Access to E15
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it will use existing authority to prevent drivers from losing access to lower-cost and lower-emission E15.
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EPA Sued for Not Enforcing Clean Air Act
Advocates are filing a lawsuit against the EPA, alleging that the agency is not enforcing the Clean Air Act by allowing agricultural equipment companies to prevent farmers from making their own repairs to tractors and other machines.
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EPA Document Suggests Big Hit to Ethanol Demand
U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) denounced the proposal and said on Twitter he would “fight this tooth-and-nail.”
Read moreNew Dicamba Approved
The decision comes after the EPA reviewed 65 new studies as well as all literature and consulted with experts.
Read moreLeftover Dicamba OK to Use Through July (Or, Not)
The EPA submitted a response Tuesday to an emergency motion asking a court to order an end to the use of dicamba. Last week, the EPA said farmers could use the herbicide through July.
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Revised Water Rule Pulls Back from Overreach
The final rule from the EPA and the Army Corps removes millions of miles of streams and roughly half the country’s wetlands from protection under the Clean Water Act.
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Comments Close on Biofuels Rule, NCGA Persists
The comment period closed last week on the EPA’s supplemental proposed rule for the 2020 biofuels blending mandate. The NCGA said the proposal would provide half of what President Trump committed to farm-state senators.
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Fine Print on Ethanol Proposal Disappoints
Details released last week as part of the Trump administration’s proposal to boost ethanol are getting low marks from corn farmers and ethanol advocates.
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EPA, Army finalize repeal of controversial ‘Waters of the U.S.’ rules
This action officially ends an egregious power grab and sets the stage for a new rule that will provide much-needed regulatory certainty for farmers, home builders, and property owners nationwide.
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Corn Growers React to EPA Refinery Waivers
President Trump said he will announce a plan to boost demand for biofuels after farmers reacted with outrage to an EPA decision that the NCGA said “sent shockwaves” through the industry.
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Federal Court Sends Illegal Water Rule Back to EPA
“The court ruling is clear affirmation of exactly what we have been saying for the past five years,” AFBF General Counsel Ellen Steen said. “The EPA badly misread Supreme Court precedent. It encroached on the traditional powers of the states and simply ignored basic principles of the Administrative Procedure Act when it issued this unlawful regulation. The court found fault with the EPA’s interpretation of some of the most basic principles of the CWA, most importantly which waters the federal government may regulate, and which waters must be left to states and municipalities.”
Read moreEPA: Glyphosate Not a Carcinogen
The U.S. EPA said last week that glyphosate, a chemical in many popular weed killers, is not a carcinogen, contradicting
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