EPA withdraws proposed pesticide rules
By Justin Walker Communications Specialist The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdrew proposed rules that would lower the minimum age of [...]
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01, 2019
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07, 2017
Voice support for WOTUS repeal
By Julie Tomascik Editor Earlier this summer, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers issued a [...]
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06, 2017
EPA extends farmworker protection standard deadline
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will extend the deadline to meet requirements of its new farmworker protection standard (WPS) until [...]
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04, 2017
WOTUS challenges move forward
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Editor The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will not put legal challenges to the [...]
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03, 2017
EPA declines to ban chlorpyrifos
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt signed an order denying a petition that sought to ban chlorpyrifos, [...]
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03, 2017
Judge approves settlement to protect farmers’ privacy
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) closed the final chapter of their lawsuit [...]
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03, 2017
Trump executive order ditches WOTUS
By Julie Tomascik Editor President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army [...]
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02, 2017
EPA approves use of sulfoxaflor for sugarcane aphids
Texas sorghum farmers will once again be able to use sulfoxaflor this growing season to help in their fight against [...]
3
01, 2017
WPS rules go into effect despite efforts by farm groups to delay
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has denied two agricultural organizations’ petitions to delay the implementation of the agency’s farmworker protection [...]
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12, 2016
Ag groups seek delay of EPA’s WPS rule
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) have petitioned the Environmental [...]