Amendment to Stop Funding New BLM Rule
An amendment to prohibit funds from being used to finalize the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed “Landscape and Conservation Health” rule was adopted in the Interior and Environment Appropriations.
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
Groups File Legal Challenges to New WOTUS Rule
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, American Farm Bureau Federation, and 16 other farm and builders’ groups are not waiting around for the Supreme Court to clarify the definition of WOTUS. NCBA, AFBF, and others filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Biden EPA last week for its final WOTUS rule.
The NCBA’s C...
AFBF: Updated WOTUS Rule Unworkable
According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, the EPA’s timing in issuing a final Waters of the U.S. rule last week, ahead of a Supreme Court decision, will only cause more disruption and uncertainty for producers. “Considerable confusion on the ground for the regulated community,” the Farm Bureau noted.
“That was one of t...
DOT Rejects Ag's Request For Exemption
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation rejected a request by livestock and agriculture groups for an exemption to federal driving time regulations that many in farm county say would provide necessary flexibility during certain times of the year...