Pruitt confirmed to lead EPA
Scott Pruitt was confirmed as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Friday, Feb. 17. The Senate voted 52-46 to [...]
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02, 2017
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02, 2017
Supreme Court nominee to hear environmental issues, if approved
The ninth, and empty, seat on the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) may soon be filled if President Donald Trump has [...]
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11, 2016
Agriculture, business groups ask court to vacate WOTUS
By Jessica Domel News Editor Texas Farm Bureau, Matagorda County Farm Bureau and more than a dozen other agricultural, municipal [...]
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09, 2016
TFB challenges WOTUS during Senate hearing this week
By Shala Watson Staff Writer When it rains, water flows downhill and across farms and fields, but at what point [...]
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06, 2016
WOTUS case to extend into 2017
By Jessica Domel News Editor The fate of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) controversial water rule will remain undecided for [...]
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06, 2016
SCOTUS allows landowners to challenge WOTUS
A unanimous Supreme Court ruled late last week that landowners may challenge the federal government whenever the Army Corps of [...]
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04, 2016
AFBF: WOTUS woes continue
On Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit declined to grant rehearing by the full court on [...]
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02, 2016
McCarthy defends EPA on WOTUS, pesticides
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Chief Gina McCarthy put up a stout defense at a House Committee on Agriculture hearing on [...]
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01, 2016
President vetoes legislation, keeps WOTUS
By Julie Tomascik Publications Editor President Obama delivered an expected blow to agriculture late Tuesday night when he vetoed a [...]
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01, 2016
House approves resolution against WOTUS
By Jessica Domel News Editor Today, the U.S. House of Representatives took action to nullify the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) [...]